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Dagon

Syllabification: (Da·gon)
Pronunciation: /ˈdāˌgän/
Definition of Dagon
  • (in the Bible) a national deity of the ancient Philistines, represented as a fish-tailed man.

Origin:

via Latin and Greek from Hebrew dāḡōn, perhaps from dāḡān 'corn', but said (according to folk etymology) to be from dāḡ 'fish'

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