leonine
/ˈliːənaɪ̯n/
noun
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A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and used in England as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.
adjective
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Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion.
“His leonine face scared the young children.”
noun
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A kind of Latin verse, generally alternate hexameter and pentameter, rhyming at the middle and end.
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