Trojan
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Tro·jan 
[troh-juhn] Pronunciation Key
[troh-juhn] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | of or pertaining to ancient Troy or its inhabitants. |
| 2. | a native or inhabitant of Troy. |
| 3. | a person who shows pluck, determination, or energy: to work like a Trojan. |
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| Tro·jan 1
(trō'jən) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Latin Trōiānus, from Trōia, Troy, from Greek, from Trōs, the mythical founder of Troy.] Tro'jan adj. |
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| Tro·jan 2
(trō'jən) Pronunciation Key
adj. Of or relating to a celestial body, especially an asteroid, that is in one of the Lagrangian points of a two-body system. Used especially of any of a group of asteroids that orbit at Jupiter's distance from the sun, but 60° ahead of or behind the planet. [From the names of heroes of the Trojan War used for these asteroids.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Trojan
Trojan
O.E. Troian "of or pertaining to ancient Troy," from L. Trojanus, from Troia, Troja "Troy," from Gk. Tros, name of a king of Phrygia, the mythical founder of Troy. In 17c., it was a colloquial term for "person of dissolute life, carousing companion." The trade name for a brand of prophylactic contraceptive was registered 1927 in U.S. Trojan horse is attested from 1574; the computer virus sense is attested by 1982.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| trojan | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its inhabitants; "Trojan cities" |
noun | |
| 1. | a native of ancient Troy |
| 2. | a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful; "the contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm"; "when he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse" |
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Trojan
Tro"jan\, n. One who shows the pluck, endurance, determined energy, or the like, attributed to the defenders of Troy; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase like a Trojan; as, he endured the pain like a Trojan; he studies like a Trojan.
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Trojan
Tro"ic\, a. [L. Troicus, Gr. ?, fr. ?. See Trojan.] Pertaining to Troy; Trojan. --Gladstone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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