leonine

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Synonyms: leonie, leonite, leontine

Antonyms: leonie, leonite, leontine

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Adjective

1. {{alternative case form of|en|leonine|t=of or pertaining to one of the [[pope#Noun|popes]] [[name#Verb|named]] [[Leo#Proper noun|Leo]]; being or [[relate|relating]] to a [[kind#Noun|kind]] of [[medieval#Adjective|medieval]] [[Latin#Adjective|Latin]] [[verse#Noun|verse]], generally [[alternate#Adjective|alternative]] [[hexameter]] and [[pentameter]], with [[rhyme#Verb|rhyming]] at the [[middle]] and [[end#Noun|end]] of a [[line#Noun|line]] (that is, [[internal rhyme]])}}.

Noun

1. {{alternative case form of|en|leonine|t=a 13th-[[century]] [[coin#Noun|coin]] [[mint#Verb|minted]] in [[Europe]] and [[use#Verb|used]] in [[England]] as a [[debased#Adjective|debased]] [[form#Noun|form]] of the [[sterling silver]] [[penny#Noun|penny]]}}.

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