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The definition of a leviathan is something large and powerful, or a sea creature such as a whale in the Bible.
(noun)An example of a leviathan is a large aircraft carrier.
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See leviathan in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- Bible a sea monster, variously thought of as a reptile or a whale
- anything huge or very powerful
Origin: ME < LL(Ec) < Heb liwyāthān < base akin to Akkadian lawū, to surround, Ar liyatu, snake
See leviathan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship.
- A very large animal, especially a whale.
- A monstrous sea creature mentioned in the Bible.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English, huge biblical sea creature
Origin: , from Late Latin
Origin: , from Hebrew liwyātān; see lwy in Semitic roots
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