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Leviathan

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See also: leviathan and léviathan

Translingual

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English leviathan (monster).

Proper noun

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Leviathan

  1. A taxonomic genus within the familyMammutidae – junior synonym of †Mammut.
  2. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the superfamily Physeteroidea – replaced in favour of †Livyatan.

References

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English

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Noun

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Leviathan (plural Leviathans)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of leviathan

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew לויתן.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [leˈvi̯aːtan]
  • Hyphenation: Le‧vi‧a‧than
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Noun

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Leviathan m (strong, genitive Leviathans, plural Leviathane)

  1. (biblical) leviathan

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Russian: левиафан (leviafan)

Further reading

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