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Plural of leviathan

regular plural

The plural of leviathan is leviathans.

Forms of leviathan

Singularleviathan /lɪˈvaɪəθn̩/
Pluralleviathans
Countablecountable

Leviathans in a sentence

  • But to me it teemed, and its inhabitants were leviathans.1970, Country Life, volume 148, page 236. From the entry troutful
  • These sea giant see the open vast oceans as all theirs for the taking and they will openly engage in wars with sea dragons, leviathans, and under water races.2011, Joseph Barresi, The Creatures of Arator, volume II, midnightrise, page 210. From the entry sea dragon

Meaning of leviathan

  1. noun A vast sea monster of tremendous strength, either imaginary or real, described as the most dangerous and powerful creature in the ocean.
  2. noun A thing which is monstrously great in size, strength, etc. (especially a ship); also, a person with great power or wealth.
  3. noun Sometimes in the form Leviathan: based on the writings of Thomas Hobbes, the political state, especially a domineering and totalitarian one.

Full definition of leviathan

Questions about the plural of leviathan

What is the plural of leviathan?
The plural of leviathan is leviathans.
Is leviathan countable?
Leviathan is a countable noun.

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