DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
laocoon
/leɪ'ɑkoʊ,ɑn/ · leɪɑkoʊɑn
Laocoon has 4 syllables: la · oc · o · on.
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oc
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on
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noun. (Greek mythology) the priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans to beware of Greeks bearing gifts when they wanted to accept the Trojan Horse; a god who favored the Greeks (Poseidon or Athena) sent snakes who coiled around Laocoon and his two twin sons killing them.
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