transcription, транскрипция: [ li-ˈvī-ə-thən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Hebrew liwyāthān
Date: 14th century
1.
a. often capitalized : a sea monster defeated by Yahweh in various scriptural accounts
b. : a large sea animal
2. capitalized : the political state ; especially : a totalitarian state having a vast bureaucracy
3. : something large or formidable
• leviathan adjective