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- US Pronunciation
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- [ley-ok-oh-on]
- /leɪˈɒk oʊˌɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ley-ok-oh-on]
- /leɪˈɒk oʊˌɒn/
Definitions of laocoon word
- noun laocoon Classical Mythology. a priest of Apollo at Troy who warned the Trojans of the Trojan Horse, and who, with his two sons, was killed by two huge serpents sent by Athena or Apollo. 1
- noun laocoon (italics) a late 2nd-century b.c. representation in marble of Laocoön and his sons struggling with the serpents: attributed to Agesander, Athenodorus, and Polydorus of Rhodes. 1
- noun laocoon A Trojan priest who, with his two sons, was crushed to death by two great sea serpents as a penalty for warning the Trojans against drawing the wooden horse of the Greeks into Troy. 1
- noun laocoon a priest of Apollo at Troy who warned the Trojans against the wooden horse left by the Greeks; killed with his twin sons by two sea serpents 0
- noun laocoon a priest of Troy who, with his two sons, is destroyed by two huge sea serpents after he warns the Trojans against the wooden horse 0
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Parts of speech for Laocoon
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laocoon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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