/ˈdræɡən/
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Translation
A large animal in old stories that has wings, a long tail, and breathes fire.
Word origin
From Greek drakon, "a great serpent", from a root meaning "to watch", perhaps for the hard stare people imagined it had.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- drakon
Grammar
Gender
Pluraldragons
Examples
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A "dragon" only lives in stories.
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"Dragons" is the plural, meaning more than one.
parade.
Chinese dragons are lucky, not frightening.
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