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argonaut
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argonaut, n. [L. Argonauta, Gr. ; + sailor, ship. See Argo.].
- Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece. [1913 Webster]
- A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta. [1913 Webster]"The “Argonauts of '49” were a strong, self-reliant, generous body of men." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- One of those who went to California in search of gold shortly after it was discovered there in 1848. Bret Harte. [1913 Webster]
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