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griffin
1[ grif-in ]
/ ˈgrɪf ɪn /
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noun Classical Mythology.
a fabled monster, usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.
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Also grif·fon, gryph·on [grif-uhn] /ˈgrɪf ən/ .
Origin of griffin
11300–50; Middle English griffoun <Middle French grifon <Latin grȳphus <Greek grȳp- (stem of grȳ́ps ) “curled, curved, having a hooked nose”
OTHER WORDS FROM griffin
grif·fin·esque, adjectiveWords nearby griffin
grievously, griff, griffa, griffe, Griffes, griffin, Griffith, Griffith, D. W., Griffith-Joyner, griffon, grift
Other definitions for griffin (2 of 3)
griffin2
[ grif-in ]
/ ˈgrɪf ɪn /
noun
(in India and the East) a newcomer, especially a white person from a Western country.
Origin of griffin
2First recorded in 1785–95; origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM griffin
grif·fin·age, grif·fin·hood, grif·fin·ism, noungrif·fin·ish, adjectiveOther definitions for griffin (3 of 3)
Griffin
[ grif-in ]
/ ˈgrɪf ɪn /
noun
a city in W Georgia.
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for griffin (1 of 2)
griffin1
griffon or gryphon
/ (ˈɡrɪfɪn) /
noun
a winged monster with an eagle-like head and the body of a lion
Word Origin for griffin
C14: from Old French grifon, from Latin grӯphus, from Greek grups, from grupos hooked
British Dictionary definitions for griffin (2 of 2)
griffin2
/ (ˈɡrɪfɪn) /
noun
a newcomer to the Orient, esp one from W Europe
Word Origin for griffin
C18: of unknown origin
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