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LEVIATHAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("leviathan" is a kind of...):

mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The largest or most massive thing of its kind

Example:

they were assigned the leviathan of textbooks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("leviathan" is a kind of...):

freak; lusus naturae; monster; monstrosity (a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed)

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