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leonine
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[ˈliːənʌɪn], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- of or resembling a lion or lions
(e.g: a handsome, leonine profile)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin leoninus, from leo, leon- ‘lion’
[ˈliːənʌɪn], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- relating to any of the popes named Leo, in particular denoting the part of Rome fortified by Leo IV (d.855)
- (of medieval Latin verse) in hexameter or elegiac metre with internal rhyme
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Origin
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late Middle English: from the name Leo, from Latin leo ‘lion’. Leonine may be from the name of a medieval poet, but his identity is not known
[ˈliːənʌɪn], (Noun)
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- Leonine verse
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Origin
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late Middle English: from the name Leo, from Latin leo ‘lion’. Leonine may be from the name of a medieval poet, but his identity is not known
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