LAOCOON

Meaning of LAOCOON in English

( n. )

A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoon, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

LAOCOÖN — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Laokoōn Date: 1582 a Trojan priest killed with his sons by two sea serpents after …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LAOCOÖN — In Greek legend, a seer and priest of Apollo . He was the son of Agenor of Troy or the …
Английский словарь Британика
LAOCOON — lāˈäkəˌwän noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: after Laocoon, ancient Greek priest of Apollo (from Greek Laokoōn ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAOCOON — (n.) A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoon, with his sons, infolded in the coils …
Английский словарь Webster
LAOCOON — (n.) A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.)
Английский словарь Webster
LAOCOON — ( n. ) A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.)
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LAOCOÖN — /lay ok"oh on'/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. a priest of Apollo at Troy who warned the Trojans of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAOCOON — n. (Greek Mythology) priest of Apollo during the Trojan war who was killed together with his two sons by two …
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LAOCOÖN — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Laokoōn Date: 1582 : a Trojan priest killed with his sons by two sea serpents …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAOCOON — noun a priest of apollo, during the trojan war. (·see 2.). 2. laocoon ·noun a marble group in the vatican …
Webster English vocab
LAOCOON — [La.oc.o.on] n [L, fr. Gk Laokoon]: a Trojan priest killed with his sons by two sea serpents after warning the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAOCOON — Laocoon, Laocoön BrE AmE leɪ ˈɒk əʊ ɒn -ən AmE \ -ˈɑːk oʊ ɑːn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAOCOÖN — In Greek legend, a seer and priest of Apollo . He was the son of Agenor of Troy or the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAOCOON — [Greek heroic] A Trojan priest. He threw a lance at the wooden horse of the Greeks and warned the Trojans …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
LAOCOON — a Trojan priest who suffered with delirium tremens. Together with his sons he posed for his statue while encumbered with …
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LAOCOON — Laocoon
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAOCOON — Laocoon
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAOCOÖN — Лаокоон
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LAOCOON — Laocoon
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAOCOON — Laocoon
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAOCOON — n. Pronunciation: l ā - ' ä-k ə - ˌ wän Function: noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Laoko ō n …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VATICAN MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES — Institutions and papal palaces in Vatican City housing the art collections of the popes since the beginning of the 15th …
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LESSING, GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM — born Jan. 22, 1729, Kamenz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony died Feb. 15, 1781, Braunschweig, Brunswick German playwright and critic. After writing …
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POLYDORUS — /pol'i dawr"euhs, -dohr"-/ , n. fl. 1st century B.C., Greek sculptor who, with Agesander and Athenodorus, carved the Laocoön group.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAOKOÖN — /lay ok"oh on'/ , n. Laocoön. Also, Laokoon .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THERMAE — complex of rooms designed for public bathing, relaxation, and social activity that was developed to a high degree of sophistication …
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TROJAN HORSE — huge, hollow wooden horse constructed by the Greeks to gain entrance into Troy during the Trojan War. The horse was …
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HELLENISTIC AGE — (323-30 BC), in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, the period between the death of Alexander the Great and …
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GIAMBOLOGNA — born 1529, Douai, Spanish Netherlands [now in France] died Aug. 13, 1608, Florence also called Giovanni Da Bologna, or Jean …
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DION CHRYSOSTOM — born c. AD 40, , Prusa, Bithynia died c. 112 Greek Dion Chrysostomos (golden-mouthed), Latin Dio Chrysostomus; also called Dio …
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VIOLENT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fiery/violent/explosive temper (= likely to get angry and violent very quickly ) ▪ Over …
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VATICAN MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES — Institutions and papal palaces in Vatican City housing the art collections of the popes since the beginning of the 15th …
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Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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