Pronunciation: /gəˈlʌɪəθ/
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(in the Bible) a Philistine giant, according to one tradition slain by David (1 Sam. 17), but according to another slain by Elhanan (2 Sam. 21:19).
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(as noun also goliath) a person or thing of enormous size or strength: the two unassuming hippies took on a corporate Goliath