Английский Этимологический словарь - chimera
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, chimaera ~ n 1 an imaginary creature that breathes fire and has a lion's head, a goat's body, and a snake's tail 2 something, especially an idea or hope, that is not really possible and can never exist (trying to present that impossible chimera, `a balanced view') ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(chimeras) 1. A chimera is an unrealistic idea that you have about something or a hope that you have that is unlikely to be fulfilled. (FORMAL) Religious unity remained as much a chimera as ever. N-COUNT 2. In Greek mythology, a chimera is a creature with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a snake. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Latin chimaera, from Greek chimaira she-goat, ~; akin to Old Norse gymbr yearling ewe, Greek cheimon winter — more at hibernate 1. a. capitalized a fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail b. an imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts 2. an illusion or fabrication of the mind; especially an unrealizable dream a fancy, a ~ in my brain, troubles me in my prayer — John Donne 3. an individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of diverse genetic constitution ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(also chimaera) n. 1 (in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail. 2 a fantastic or grotesque product of the imagination; a bogey. 3 any fabulous beast with parts taken from various animals. 4 Biol. a an organism containing genetically different tissues, formed by grafting, mutation, etc. b a nucleic acid formed by laboratory manipulation. 5 any cartilaginous fish of the family Chimaeridae, usu. having a long tapering caudal fin. Derivatives chimeric adj. chimerical adj. chimerically adv. Etymology: L f. Gk khimaira she-goat, chimera ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. греч. миф. Химера 2. чудовище 3. химера, несбыточная мечта 4. архит. химера, изображение фантастического существа 5. биол. химера ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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