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Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: unicorn

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# A [[mythical]] [[beast]] traditionally represented as having the legs of a [[buck]], the body of a [[horse]], the tail of a [[lion]] with a single [[spiral]] [[horn]] on its head; a [[symbol]] of [[virginity]].

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# {{rftf-sense}}A [[mythical]] [[beast]] traditionally represented as having the legs of a [[buck]], the body of a [[horse]], the tail of a [[lion]] with a single [[spiral]] [[horn]] on its head; a [[symbol]] of [[virginity]].
 

# A [[heraldic]] [[representation]] of such a beast used as a [[charge]] or as a [[supporter]]; as in the [[arm]]s of [[Great Britain]] and of [[Scotland]].

  

# A [[heraldic]] [[representation]] of such a beast used as a [[charge]] or as a [[supporter]]; as in the [[arm]]s of [[Great Britain]] and of [[Scotland]].
 

# {{historical}} In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin {{term|unicornis}} or {{term|rhinoceros|lang=la}} (representing Hebrew {{term|ראם|רְאֵם||lang=he}}); a [[reem]] or [[wild ox]].

  

# {{historical}} In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin {{term|unicornis}} or {{term|rhinoceros|lang=la}} (representing Hebrew {{term|ראם|רְאֵם||lang=he}}); a [[reem]] or [[wild ox]].

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Unicorn with a maiden, fresco in Palazzo Farnese, Rome, probably by Domenichino, ca 1602 (1)

From Anglo-Norman unicorne, Old French unicorne, and their source, Latin ūnicornis, from unus ("one") + cornu ("horn").

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈjuːnɪkɔːn/

[edit] Noun

unicorn (plural unicorns)

  1. Template:rftf-senseA mythical beast traditionally represented as having the legs of a buck, the body of a horse, the tail of a lion with a single spiral horn on its head; a symbol of virginity.
  2. A heraldic representation of such a beast used as a charge or as a supporter; as in the arms of Great Britain and of Scotland.
  3. (historical) In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin unicornis or rhinoceros (representing Hebrew רְאֵם); a reem or wild ox.

[edit] Hyponyms

[edit] Meronyms

[edit] Holonyms

[edit] Derived terms

terms derived from unicorn

[edit] Translations

mythical beast

[edit] See also
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