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Laocoön definition

La·oco·ön (lā äk′ō än′)

noun

a priest of Troy who, with his two sons, is destroyed by two huge sea serpents after he warns the Trojans against the wooden horse

Etymology: L < Gr Laokoōn

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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