Behemoth
SYLLABICATION: be·he·moth
PRONUNCIATION: bĭ-hē' məth, bē' ə-məth
NOUN: 1. Something enormous in size or power. 2. often Behemoth A huge animal, possibly the hippopotamus, described in the Bible.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English behemoth, bemoth, from Hebrew bəhēmôt, pl. of bəhēmâ, beast. See bhm in Appendix II.
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Usage: "Stargzer decided to leave the pronunciation of Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, a behemoth of a word, to the experts."
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