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Meaning of Typhon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtaɪfɒn

Definitions

  1. A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.
  2. The most powerful and feared of all Greek monsters, having the head, arms, and torso of a man, and his bottom half consisting of countless dragons or serpents. Some stories also say that his hands ended in serpents and that he bears 100 heads. He is shrouded in giant wings, his eyes blaze a white fire, and his arms reach towards the stars.

Equivalents

Català tifó
Ελληνικά τύφων τυφώνας
Esperanto tifono
Español tifón
Suomi Tyfon
Français typhon
Italiano tifone
日本語 テューポーン
한국어 티폰
Kurdî tîfo
Polski Tyfon
Português Tifão
Русский Тифо́н

Examples

“The circling typhon whirled from point to point.”

CEFR level

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