noun
Meaning 1
A unicorn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
alicorn
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈæ.lɪ.kɔɹn/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈæ.lɪ.kɔːn/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)n
noun
Meaning 2
The horn of a unicorn considered as a medical or pharmacological ingredient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
Topics: fantasy
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noun
Meaning 3
A mythological creature, a mixture of pegasus and unicorn: a winged horse with a single horn on its head.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed
Topics: fantasy
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian alicorno.
Term already associated with unicorns and reinterpreted as a blend of Latin āla (“wing”) with unicorn, popularized by Bearing an Hourglass (1984) and other fantasy novels by Piers Anthony.