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Added 9 October 2026

dragon

/ˈdɹæɡən/ noun

In Latin: draco Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dragon at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings.
A fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman.
A faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus.

Origin

From Middle English dragoun, borrowed from Old French dragon, from Latin dracō(n), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”), probably from δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “to see clearly”). Displaced Old English wyrm, whence modern worm. Mostly displaced Old English draca (whence modern drake)—from the same Latin source, as are Draco, Dracon, dracone, and dragoon.

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