1) An Athenian lawgiver 2) Ancient Koans 3) Athenian 4) Athenian lawmaker 5) Athenian politician 6) Athenian statesman 7) Athenian with harsh laws 8) Bad boy at Hogwarts 9) Big dipper neighbor 10) Circumpolar constellation 11) Constellation 12) Constellation near ursa major 13) Constellation, Dragon
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• (n.) A genus of lizards. See Dragon, 6. • (n.) The Dragon, a northern constellation within which is the north pole of the ecliptic. • (n.) A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds.
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Athenian lawgiver whose harsh legal code punished both trivial and serious crimes in Athens with death—hence the continued use of the word draconian ... [1 related articles]
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genus of the lizard family Agamidae. Members of the genus are commonly referred to as flying lizards, because scaly membranes between the forelegs ... [2 related articles]
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(abbr. Dra, gen. Draconis) The Dragon; a large constellation that coils around the north celestial pole, appearing to encircle Ursa Minor, and is one of the few star patterns to somewhat resemble the object after which it is named. The four stars forming the dragons head –...
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English name: The Dragon. Genitive name: Draconis. Visibility: Visible from the UK See TABLE 20: THE CONSTELLATIONS.
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(lived 7th century BC) Athenian politician, the first to codify the laws of the Athenian city-state. These were notorious for their severity; hence draconian, meaning particularly harsh. ...
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'Dragon'. windsock standard.
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Late in the Empire, a new standard called the draco was adopted by the armies. It had been the standard used by Sarmatian forces and, when units of their cavalry were taken into the Roman army, it came with them. It consisted of a dragon head with a cloth body that whipped in the wind, thus making an eerie sound, when the wind blew through it. The …...
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Dra'co noun [ Latin See
Dragon .]
1. (Astron.) The Dragon, a northern constellation within which is the north pole of the ecliptic.
2. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds.
3. (Zoology) A genus of lizards. See
Dragon , 6.
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Draco was an Athenian law-maker about 620 BC. He made every violation of the law a capital offence. He gave his name to the term 'draconian' meaning very severe.
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n] - Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC) 2. [n] - a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus 3. [n] - flying dagons
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genus Draco noun a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards
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(constellation) Large but faint constellation represented as a dragon coiled around the north celestial pole. Due to precession (Earth's axial wobble), the star Alpha Draconis (Thuban) was the pole star 4,700 years ago. This star seems to have faded, for it is no longer the brightest star ...
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(politician) Athenian politician, the first to codify the laws of the Athenian city-state. These were notorious for their severity; hence draconian, meaning particularly harsh
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the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
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Draco is an Italian name for boys. The meaning is `dragon` The name Draco is most commonly given to American boys. What do they use in other countries? Drake (English) The name sounds like: Drago, Darach Similar names are: Dracon, Dray, Dack, Dago, Drakon, Erico, Trace, Tracy
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