Unicorn

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈjuːnɪkɔːn/
• US IPA: /ˈjunɪkɔɹn/

Origin

From Anglo-Norman unicorne, Old French unicorne, and their source, Latin Å«nicornis, from unus ("one") + cornu ("horn").

Full definition of unicorn

Noun

1. A mythical beast resembling a horse with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.
2. A heraldic representation of such a beast used as a charge or as a supporter; as in the arms of Great Britain and of Scotland.
3. (historical) In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin unicornis or rhinoceros (representing Hebrew רְאֵם ("")); a reem or wild ox.
• Authorized Version|Numbers|24|8God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

Hyponyms

• pegacorn, unipeg, unisus (“winged unicorn”)

Meronyms

• alicorn

Holonyms

• blessing

Derived terms