About The Word Argonaut
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Argonaut
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What's The Definition Of Argonaut?
[n] (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece
[n] someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure Synonyms | Synonyms for Argonaut: Related Terms | Find terms related to Argonaut: See Also | adventurer | character | fictional character | fictitious character | venturer Argonaut In Webster's Dictionary \Ar"go*naut\, n. [L. Argonauta, Gr. ?; ? + ? sailor, ?
ship. See {Argo}.]
1. Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with
Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.
\Ar"go*naut\, n. One of those who went to California in search of gold shortly after it was discovered there in 1848. [U. S.] --Bret Harte. The ``Argonauts of '49'' were a strong, self-reliant, generous body of men. --D. S. Jordan. |
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