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DRAG-uh-n/ˈdræɡən/

A dragon is a large imaginary animal that can breathe fire. It lives in stories and films, not in the real world. Countable: a dragon, dragons. A dinosaur lived long ago and was real; a dragon is magic. Saint George and the dragon is a British story.

Meaning

A large imaginary animal that can breathe fire.

Examples

• “The story is about a dragon and a princess.”
• “The dragon lived in a cave.”
• “She drew a green dragon at school.”

Good to know

a dragon (story, fire). Contrast: dinosaur (real in the past). Imaginary animal.

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