DRAGON


Meaning of DRAGON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdra-gən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French dragun, from Latin dracon-, draco serpent, dragon, from Greek drakōn serpent; akin to Old English torht bright, Greek derkesthai to see, look at

Date: 13th century

1. archaic : a huge serpent

2. : a mythical animal usually represented as a monstrous winged and scaly serpent or saurian with a crested head and enormous claws

3. : a violent, combative, or very strict person

4. capitalized : Draco

5. : something or someone formidable or baneful

• drag·on·ish -gə-nish adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.