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leviathan definition

le·via·than (lə vī′ə t̸hən)

noun

  1. Bible a sea monster, variously thought of as a reptile or a whale
  2. anything huge or very powerful

Etymology: ME < LL(Ec) < Heb liwyāthān < base akin to Akkadian lawū, to surround, Ar liyatu, snake

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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