draco

English - Turkish

Definition of draco in English Turkish dictionary: {i} ejderha; {i} drakon; ejderha takım yıldızı; Ejderha takımyıldızı

English - English

Definition of draco in English English dictionary: One of Actaeon's hounds; The name of an Athenian lawgiver, known for the severity of his laws; A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor; One of Actaeons hounds; {i} ancient Athenian statesman known for the severity of his code of laws; or Dracon flourished 7th century BC Athenian lawgiver. Almost nothing is known of his life. His harsh legal code (621 BC) punished most crimes, even trivial ones, with death. Solon repealed Draco's code, retaining only the homicide statutes; A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds; See Dragon, 6; A genus of lizards; flying dagons; Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC); The Dragon, a northern constellation within which is the north pole of the ecliptic; a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus; flying dagons a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)

draco

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Dra·co

dreykō

/ˈdrākō/ /ˈdreɪkoʊ/

[ drA-(")kO ] (noun.) From Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drakōn, “dragon”)

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