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1. (gen.) Draco
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
2. (n.) Draco
fl. late 7th century b.c. , Athenian lawgiver: noted for the severity of his code of laws.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Draco
Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)
2. (noun) Draco, Dragon
a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus
3. (noun) Draco, genus Draco
a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards
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1. (noun) draco
the Dragon, a northern constellation within which is the north pole of the ecliptic
2. (noun) draco
a luminous exhalation from marshy grounds
3. (noun) draco
a genus of lizards. See Dragon, 6
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. draco
a celebrated Athenian law-giver, who first gave stability to the State by committing the laws to writing, and establishing the Ephetæ, or court of appeal, 621 B.C.; only he punished every transgressor of his laws with death, so that his code became unbearable, and was superseded ere long by a milder, instituted by Solon, who affixed the penalty of death to murder alone; he is said to have justified the severity of his code by maintaining that the smallest crime deserved death, and he knew no severer punishment for greater; it is said he was smothered to death in the theatre by the hats and cloaks showered on him as a popular mark of honour; he was archon of Athens.
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