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the large, powerful cat Panthera leo; a lion.
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(myth.) name of one of the hells.
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(fig. in comp.) that which is excellent, superior.
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a kind of alliteration, in which the consonant that repeates in the alliteration point of each line, is a simple one (not compound) and is associated with a short vowel.
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the fifth sign of the zodiac; the Leo.
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(archit.) particular proportion that is to be considered while constructing a building.
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(archit.) a type of pavilion, a class of oval buildings, a riding.
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name of a month in the solar calendar.