leviathan

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Hebrew (Biblical and Modern) לִוְיָתָן (“‘whale’”).

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[edit] Adjective

leviathan (not comparable)

Positive
leviathan

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. Very large; gargantuan.

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very large; gargantuan

[edit] Noun

Singular
leviathan

Plural
leviathans

leviathan (plural leviathans)

  1. Large Biblical sea monster.
  2. Something large; behemoth.
    That man was a leviathan! He took up a whole row of seats at the theatre.

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