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laocoön

/leɪˈɒkɵ.ɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
lao-coon
IPA
/leɪˈɒkɵ.ɒn/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Trojan priest of Poseidon (or Apollo, depending on the author), whose rules he had defied (or whom he had otherwise offended), who tried to warn his fellow citizens against the Trojan horse. He was killed for this, along with his two sons, by giant snakes sent by Minerva (or Poseidon, or Apollo).

name

An Argonaut, son of Porthaon.

Etymology

From Latin Lāocoōn, from Ancient Greek Λᾱοκόων (Lāokóōn).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Lāocoōn, Λᾱοκόων

Inflected Forms

Laocoon (alternative) Laokoon (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce laocoön?
The recorded pronunciation is /leɪˈɒkɵ.ɒn/.
What does laocoön mean?
A Trojan priest of Poseidon (or Apollo, depending on the author), whose rules he had defied (or whom he had otherwise offended), who tried to warn his fellow citizens against the Trojan horse. He was killed for this, along with his two sons, by giant snakes sent by Minerva (or Poseidon, or Apollo).
Where does laocoön come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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