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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin leviathan, a biblical transliteration of Hebrew לִוְיָתָן (liv'yatán, “whale”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lebjaˈtan/
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: le‧via‧tán
Noun
leviatán m (plural leviatanes)
- leviathan (a sea monster of tremendous strength)
- leviathan (something large; behemoth)
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