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leonine
[lee-uh-nahyn]
adjective
of or relating to the lion.
We breathlessly watched the pride, in its leonine majesty, as it moved across the veldt.
resembling or suggestive of a lion.
the conductor's wild, leonine hair.
(usually initial capital letter)of or relating to Leo, especially Leo IV or Leo XIII.
Leonine
1/ ˈːəˌԲɪ /
adjective
connected with one of the popes called Leo
a district of Rome on the right bank of the Tiber fortified by Pope Leo IV
of or relating to certain prayers in the Mass prescribed by Pope Leo XIII
noun
Also called: Leonine verse.
a type of medieval hexameter or elegiac verse having internal rhyme
a type of English verse with internal rhyme
leonine
2/ ˈːəˌԲɪ /
adjective
of, characteristic of, or resembling a lion
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Leonine1
Example Sentences
He comes to the Proms with the Dutch Concertgebouw Orchestra, to play Mahler's leonine fifth symphony.
What could be more leonine than a personal inferno?
A garment on the ground catches his eye; when he puts it on, a vest with leonine markings that matches the fabric around his waist, he seems imbued with a newfound power and responsibility.
He had a head of “leonine” white hair and an air of nobility.
What looked on the picture to be a long, leonine dangling tail with a bob at the end could have been a shadow cast by vegetation.
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