See lyoun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "And the first beast [was] like a lion; and the second beast [was] like a calf; and the third beast had a face like a human; and the fourth beast [was] like an eagle flying.",
"ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Apocalips 4:7, page 118v, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
"text": "⁊ þe firſte beeſte .· liyk a lioun / ⁊ þe ſecounde beeſte .· lijk a calf / ⁊ þe þꝛidde beeſte .· hauynge a face as of a man / ⁊ þe fourþe beeſte .· liyk an egle fleynge",
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}
],
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"Panthera leo#Translingual"
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"A depiction of a lion (as in heraldry)."
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"Leo (the constellation or astrological sign)"
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],
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"All topics",
"Fundamental"
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}
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"An unjust or ferocious individual."
],
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"(figurative) An unjust or ferocious individual."
],
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"figuratively"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/liːˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/liˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/lɛːˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/lɛˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈliːun/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈlɛːun/"
},
{
"ipa": "/-oːn/"
}
],
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"word": "lyon"
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"word": "liun"
},
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"word": "lyoone"
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"word": "leun"
},
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"word": "lyoon"
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"word": "lyown"
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"word": "lyun"
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},
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"2": "leeoon",
"alts": "1"
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"name": "der"
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"english": "And the first beast [was] like a lion; and the second beast [was] like a calf; and the third beast had a face like a human; and the fourth beast [was] like an eagle flying.",
"ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Apocalips 4:7, page 118v, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
"text": "⁊ þe firſte beeſte .· liyk a lioun / ⁊ þe ſecounde beeſte .· lijk a calf / ⁊ þe þꝛidde beeſte .· hauynge a face as of a man / ⁊ þe fourþe beeſte .· liyk an egle fleynge",
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"(figurative) An unjust or ferocious individual."
],
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"figuratively"
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}
],
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"ipa": "/liːˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/liˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/lɛːˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/lɛˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈliːun/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈlɛːun/"
},
{
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],
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{
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{
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{
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},
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"word": "lyoone"
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{
"word": "leun"
},
{
"word": "lyoon"
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},
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},
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}
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