"Voltron" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Voltrons [plural]
Etymology: Name of a combining giant robot in the US animated television series Voltron: Defender of the Universe. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Voltron (plural Voltrons)
  1. (informal) A group of things that are more powerful when combined. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Voltron-en-noun-XLVmwLjw
  2. (collectible card games) A deck with a strategy of casting a single, powerful card. Categories (topical): Collectible card games
    Sense id: en-Voltron-en-noun-9VPFldl9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 79

Inflected forms

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