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Definition of Leonid

1. n. One of the shooting stars which constitute the star shower that recurs near the fourteenth of November at intervals of about thirty-three years; -- so called because these shooting stars appear on the heavens to move in lines directed from the constellation Leo.

Definition of Leonid

1. Noun. Each of a shower of meteorites which fall from the area of sky around the constellation Leo in November. ¹

2. Proper noun. (Slavonic male given name), a transliteration of a common Russian name. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Leonid

1. One of the shooting stars which constitute the star shower that recurs near the fourteenth of November at intervals of about thirty-three years; so called because shooting stars appear on the heavens to move in lines directed from the constellation Leo. Origin: From Leo: cf. F. Leonides, pl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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