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leviathan
leviathan definition
le·via·than (lə vī′ə t̸hən)
noun
- Bible a sea monster, variously thought of as a reptile or a whale
- anything huge or very powerful
Etymology: ME < LL(Ec) < Heb liwyāthān < base akin to Akkadian lawū, to surround, Ar liyatu, snake
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