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leonine
[ lee-uh-nahyn ]
/ ˈli əˌnaɪn /
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Definition of leonine
adjective
of or relating to the lion: We breathlessly watched the pride, in its leonine majesty, as it moved across the veldt.
resembling or suggestive of a lion: the conductor's wild, leonine hair.
(usually initial capital letter) of or relating to Leo, especially Leo IV or Leo XIII.
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Words nearby leonine
Leoncavallo, leone, Leoni, Leonid, Leonidas, leonine, leonine rhyme, leonine verse, Leonora, Leonov, leontiasis
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British Dictionary definitions for leonine (1 of 2)
leonine
/ (ˈliːəˌnaɪn) /
adjective
of, characteristic of, or resembling a lion
Word Origin for leonine
C14: from Latin leōnīnus, from leō lion
British Dictionary definitions for leonine (2 of 2)
Leonine
/ (ˈliːəˌnaɪn) /
adjective
connected with one of the popes called Leo
Leonine City a district of Rome on the right bank of the Tiber fortified by Pope Leo IV
of or relating to certain prayers in the Mass prescribed by Pope Leo XIII
noun
Also called: Leonine verse
- a type of medieval hexameter or elegiac verse having internal rhyme
- a type of English verse with internal rhyme
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