CHIMERA


Meaning of CHIMERA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kaɪmɪərə ]

( chimeras)

1.

A chimera is an unrealistic idea that you have about something or a hope that you have that is unlikely to be fulfilled. ( FORMAL )

Religious unity remained as much a chimera as ever.

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2.

In Greek mythology, a chimera is a creature with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a snake.

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