dragon

CEFRB1

/ˈdɹæɡən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An imaginary large animal with wings and fire-breathing abilities.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A mythical reptilian or serpentine creature., In Eastern Asian mythologies, a large, snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag and the claws of a tiger, usually beneficent.

Examples

  • I have always wanted to see a dragon, but dragons are not real creatures.

  • The animal in the top left-hand corner is meant to be a dragon.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈdɹ̝eɪ̯ɡən] ~ [ˈdɹeɪ̯ɡn̩]
  • [ˈdɹ̝ʷæɡən] ~ [ˈdɹ̝ʷæɡn̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:, A very large snake; a python.

  2. A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature.

  3. A mythical reptilian or serpentine creature.

More examples

In context

  • What's more, our first battle is to defeat that dragon!

  • Napoleon already warned of the awakening of the Dragon.

  • She’s a bit of a dragon.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English dragoun, borrowed from Old French dragon, from Latin dracō(n), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”), probably from δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “to see clearly”). Displaced Old English wyrm, whence modern worm. Mostly displaced Old English draca (whence modern drake)—from the same Latin source, as are Draco, Dracon, dracone, and dragoon.