Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One thought to bring bad luck.
- In the Bible, a prophet who was swallowed by a great fish and disgorged unharmed three days later.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Jonah.]
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Hebrew yônâ, dove; see ywn in Semitic roots.]
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