draconic

1 of 2

adjective (1)

dra·​con·​ic drə-ˈkä-nik How to pronounce draconic (audio)
: of or relating to a dragon

draconic

2 of 2

adjective (2)

dra·​con·​ic drā-ˈkä-nik How to pronounce draconic (audio) drə- How to pronounce draconic (audio)

Examples of draconic in a Sentence

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Adjective
In the popular roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons, a five-headed, draconic deity bears the goddess’ name. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024 To end the draconic demon’s droughts, Indra battled and killed Vritra, freeing the rain, enabling sunlight and creating a new order. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024 Quetzalcoatl Film Appearances: Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) One of the rare original kaiju to be created between the current boom of giant monsters and the creature-feature kaiju phase of the ’60s, Q features a draconic Aztec god who decides to make a nest for itself in the Chrysler Building. James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024 The Stellar Odyssey offers a chance to glimpse some of the brand’s most complex creations, ranging from simple moon phase displays to perpetual calendars, equation of time, sky charts, and the draconic and anomalistic lunar cycles. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2022 For example, the interior face of the iconic Reverso cradle features three lunar displays (the synodic cycle, the draconic cycle and the anomalistic cycle). Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2021 The third face shows the moon phases in the Northern Hemisphere as well as the draconic lunar cycle (to show the height of the moon) and the anomalistic lunar cycle. Roberta Naas, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective (1)

Latin dracon-, draco

First Known Use

Adjective (1)

1680, in the meaning defined above

Adjective (2)

1708, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of draconic was in 1680

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“Draconic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draconic. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.

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