unicorn
Having one hornHaving one horn.
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» Tom believes that unicorns are real.
Tom glaubt, dass es Einhörner wirklich gibt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том вірить, що єдинороги існують. — deniko
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2 senses(not comparable)Having one horn.
(not comparable)Rare and hard to find.
Examples
60 sentencesTom believes that unicorns are real.
Том вірить, що єдинороги існують. — deniko
deTom glaubt, dass es Einhörner wirklich gibt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom believes unicorns are real.
When I grow up, I want to be a unicorn.
Коли я виросту, я хочу бути єдинорогом. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
The English love the unicorn as much as they love the lion.
Англійці так само люблять єдинорога, як і лева. — aandrusiak
Unicorns live in the enchanted forest.
Єдинороги живуть у зачарованому лісі. — deniko
ruВ зачарованном лесу живут единороги. — Wezel
deIn dem Zauberwald leben Einhörner. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English unicorne, unikorn, from Anglo-Norman unicorne, Old French unicorne, anFrom Middle English unicorne, unikorn, from Anglo-Norman unicorne, Old French unicorne, and their source, Latin ūnicornis, (from ūnus (“one”) + cornū (“horn”)), a calque of Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs, “having one horn”, (from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”))). Displaced native Old English ānhorn, itself a calque of the Latin term. First attested in the early 13th c.
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Word family
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