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Meaning of Laestrygonian | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌlɛstɹɪˈɡəʊni.ən

Definitions

A member of a mythical Greek tribe of man-eating giants.

Greek

Equivalents

Deutsch Laistrygon laistrygonisch Lästrygon lästrygonisch
Ελληνικά Λαιστρυγόνας
Français Lestrygon lestrygonien
Latina Laestrygon
Polski Lajstrygon
Русский лестриго́н лестриго́нский

Examples

“1900, (translated by) George Herbert Palmer, The Odyssey of Homer, Houghton, Mifflin and Company Before town they met a maiden drawing water, the stately daughter of the Laestrygonian Antiphades.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

laesura Laetare Sunday laetification Laetitia laetmogonid laetrile

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