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Androcles and the Lion


Definition: Meaning of, Androcles and the Lion in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ənd;(ə)n;and ðə;ðɪ;ðiː ˈlaɪən /

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  1. an ancient Roman story about a SLAVE called Androcles who escapes from his owner and meets a lion with a THORN (= a sharp pointed part of a plant) in its foot. Androcles removes the THORN. Later he is caught and is made to fight with a lion in the ARENA as punishment for escaping, but the lion is the same one that he helped, and instead of attacking him, it greets him as a friend.
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Pronunciation: tə;tʊ;tuː eɪ ˈlɛsə ɪkˈstɛnt;ɛkˈstɛnt
Parts of Speech: adverb
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