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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024grif•fin1 /ˈgrɪfɪn/USA pronunciation also ˈgrif•fon, ˈgryph•on, n. [countable]- Mythologyan imaginary monster, usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grif•fin1 (grif′in),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Myth.]- Mythologya fabled monster, usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.
Also, griffon, gryphon. - Greek grȳp- (stem of grý̄ps) curled, curved, having a hooked nose
- Latin grȳphus
- Middle French grifon
- Middle English griffoun 1300–50
- British Empire(in India and the East) a newcomer, esp. a white person from a Western country.
- origin, originally uncertain 1785–95
- Place Namesa city in W Georgia. 20,728.
- a male given name.
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