Examples

9 sentences

  1. Solomon wants to be a writer.

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  2. The Solomon Islands are in Oceania.

    ruСоломоновы острова находятся в Океании. — Wezel

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  3. King Solomon was known for his wisdom.

    ruЦарь Соломон был известен своей мудростью. — sharptoothed

    deKönig Salomo ist für seine Weisheit bekannt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Meaning

2 senses

  1. A person of unusual wisdom.

  2. A very large champagne bottle (named after the king) with the capacity of 18 liters, equivalent to 24 standard bottles.

More definitions
  • (Old Testament) son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom (10th century BC)

Origin

From Latin Solomōn (variant of Salomon), from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from Biblic

From Latin Solomōn (variant of Salomon), from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (šĕlōmōʰ), from שָׁלוֹם (šālōm, “peace”). Doublet of Shlomo and Suleiman.

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Forms

plural: Solomons
SingularSolomon
PluralSolomons

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of 18…:Melchior

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
soloB2soloistsolsticesolublesolutionA2

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