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Laocoon

Noun CEFR B1
leɪˈɒkɵ.ɒn

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of Laocoön.
    alt-of, alternative
  2. A Trojan priest of Poseidon (or Apollo, depending on the author), whose rules he had defied (or whom he had otherwise offended), who tried to warn his fellow citizens against the Trojan horse. He was killed for this, along with his two sons, by giant snakes sent by Minerva (or Poseidon, or Apollo).
  3. An Argonaut, son of Porthaon.

Equivalents

EspañolLaocoonte
FrançaisLaocoon
DeutschLaokoon
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CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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