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leo¹

  • /ˈliːəʊ/

noun leos

  1. abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of leotard To this day, I still try to steer clear of wearing a black leo and pink tights together […]
  2. A fairy chess piece which moves analogously to the xiangqi cannon and queen, moving either orthogonally or diagonally and must hop over a piece of either side to capture.

Leo²

  • /ˈliːəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈliːoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -iːəʊ

Where it comes from

From Latin leō (“lion”), calque of Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), calque of Akkadian 𒉈𒍑 (nēšu)/Akkadian 𒌨𒄞𒆷 (urgulû), from Sumerian 𒌨𒄞𒆷 (UR.GU.LA, “lion; name of constellation”). Doublet of Leon, leu, lev, lion, and Lyon.

proper noun ♌︎

  1. A male given name from Latin, borne by numerous saints and 14 popes. The newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears before the crowds in St. Peter's Square, saying they must "seek together to be a missionary church. A church that builds bridges and dialogue."
  2. A constellation of the zodiac, traditionally figured in the shape of a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola.

    Similar: Lion

  3. The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology).
  4. A surname.
  5. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States.
  6. A ghost town in Roane County, West Virginia, United States.

Similar: Leo, Lion · Opposite: Aquarius

noun Leos

  1. Someone with a Leo star sign

    Similar: Leonian

  2. A Leonberger

LEO³

noun LEOs

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of law enforcement officer I got the impression he’d been in the military somewhere in his past. But then at least a third of all LEOs were estimated to be veterans.
  2. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of low Earth orbit

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of Lyons Electronic Office, an early British computer.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lion, shadow, read, dan, orbit, leonid, apparently, lev, chile, león, lions, judy, tolstoy, ike, leon, assad

proper noun

Similar: Leo, Lion · Opposite: Aquarius

Translations

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noun Translations

Françaisjustau

name male given name

EspañolLeón
한국어레오 Re'o
日本語レオ Reo
中文里奥 lǐào
हिन्दीलिओ lio
PortuguêsLeão
FrançaisLéon, Léo
DeutschLeo
ItalianoLeone, Leo
ΕλληνικάΛέων Léon, Λίο Lío
RomânăLeon
РусскийЛев, Лео́н León, Ле́о Léo
Tiếng ViệtLêô
עבריתאַרְיֵה aryé, לָבִיא laví, לֵאוֹן léon, לֵאוֹ léo

name constellation

EspañolLeo, León
한국어사자(獅子)자리 Sajajari, 사자좌 Sajajwa, 예좌 Yejwa
日本語獅子座 Shishiza, しし座 Shishiza
中文狮子座 Shīzizuò
हिन्दीसिंह तारामंडल sĩh tārāmaṇḍal
PortuguêsLeão, Leo
FrançaisLion
DeutschLöwe
ItalianoLeone
ΕλληνικάΛέων Léon
RomânăLeul
РусскийЛев
Tiếng ViệtSư Tử
العربيةبُرْج الْأَسَد burj al-ʔasad, الْأَسَد al-ʔasad
עבריתאַרְיֵה aryé

name astrological sign

EspañolLeo
한국어사자궁 Sajagung
日本語獅子宮 Shishikyū
中文狮子座 Shīzizuò
हिन्दीसिंह sĩh
KiswahiliAsadi, Simba
PortuguêsLeão
FrançaisLion
DeutschLöwe
ItalianoLeone
ΕλληνικάΛέων Léon
RomânăLeu
РусскийЛев
Tiếng ViệtSư Tử, Hải Sư
العربيةبُرْج الْأَسَد burj al-ʔasad, الْأَسَد al-ʔasad
עבריתאַרְיֵה aryé

noun Someone with a Leo star sign

हिन्दीसिंह sĩh
Portuguêsleonino
FrançaisLion
DeutschLöwe
Ελληνικάλέων léon
RomânăLeu
Русскийлев lev

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@misc{leo_2026,
  title = {leo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}