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		Definition of leprechaun in English: leprechaunnoun ˈlɛprəkɔːn (in Irish folklore) a small, mischievous sprite.  Example sentencesExamples -  In fact, all I knew about Celtic folklore consisted of one silly story about a leprechaun.
 -  They are taught that fairies and leprechauns don't exist.
 -  She has inherited the leprechauns ' memories.
 -  I could fall face first into a herd of leprechauns and not notice.
 -  There have always been myths about small people - Ireland has its leprechauns and Australia has the Yowies.
 -  He loves the whole idea of leprechauns and the magic and myths of Ireland.
 -  The laminak were female sprites, similar to leprechauns, who could wield either a helpful or harmful influence.
 -  To her way of thinking, leprechauns are a part of the soul of Ireland, not to be found in any other country.
 -  It means otherworldly stuff, like leprechauns and so on.
 -  The book is based on the story of a crafty 12-year-old Irish boy who is immersed in a world of fairies, leprechauns and gnomes.
 -  If it involves leprechauns or mole people, we don't want to hear it.
 -  The small nocturnal visitors of the middle Ages were known as fairies, leprechauns, elves, or gnomes - the little people.
 -  You are likely to see queens, princesses, leprechauns, angels, devils and a mixture of all sorts.
 -  Lucy was a leprechaun, born to laugh and dance, play pranks and sing.
 -  If people want to believe in tooth fairies, or leprechauns, or hobgoblins, or taniwha, or whatever, it is their right to do that.
 -  Menehunes are small people, rather like Irish leprechauns.
 -  Is it a path made by the goddess Iris between Earth and Heaven, or a leprechaun's secret hiding place for his pot of gold?
 -  And tomorrow the sky will be pink and filled with flying leprechauns and fairies.
 -  Do you believe in goblins, elves and leprechauns?
 -  We saw a pixie and a leprechaun eating together.
 
  Synonyms pixie, goblin, elf, sprite, fairy, gnome, imp, brownie, puck, devil (leprechauns), the little people 
 Origin   Early 17th century: from Irish leipreachán, based on Old Irish luchorpán, from lu 'small' + corp 'body'. The name of the small, mischievous sprite of Irish folklore is based on old Irish words meaning ‘small body’. The spelling of Irish has always been a mystery to the uninitiated: when the leprechaun first appeared in English literature in the 17th century, it was named lubrican; the modern form dates from the 19th century. 
    Definition of leprechaun in US English: leprechaunnoun (in Irish folklore) a small, mischievous sprite.  Example sentencesExamples -  I could fall face first into a herd of leprechauns and not notice.
 -  The book is based on the story of a crafty 12-year-old Irish boy who is immersed in a world of fairies, leprechauns and gnomes.
 -  The small nocturnal visitors of the middle Ages were known as fairies, leprechauns, elves, or gnomes - the little people.
 -  In fact, all I knew about Celtic folklore consisted of one silly story about a leprechaun.
 -  He loves the whole idea of leprechauns and the magic and myths of Ireland.
 -  There have always been myths about small people - Ireland has its leprechauns and Australia has the Yowies.
 -  To her way of thinking, leprechauns are a part of the soul of Ireland, not to be found in any other country.
 -  It means otherworldly stuff, like leprechauns and so on.
 -  Do you believe in goblins, elves and leprechauns?
 -  If it involves leprechauns or mole people, we don't want to hear it.
 -  You are likely to see queens, princesses, leprechauns, angels, devils and a mixture of all sorts.
 -  Lucy was a leprechaun, born to laugh and dance, play pranks and sing.
 -  They are taught that fairies and leprechauns don't exist.
 -  Menehunes are small people, rather like Irish leprechauns.
 -  If people want to believe in tooth fairies, or leprechauns, or hobgoblins, or taniwha, or whatever, it is their right to do that.
 -  She has inherited the leprechauns ' memories.
 -  We saw a pixie and a leprechaun eating together.
 -  The laminak were female sprites, similar to leprechauns, who could wield either a helpful or harmful influence.
 -  Is it a path made by the goddess Iris between Earth and Heaven, or a leprechaun's secret hiding place for his pot of gold?
 -  And tomorrow the sky will be pink and filled with flying leprechauns and fairies.
 
  Synonyms pixie, goblin, elf, sprite, fairy, gnome, imp, brownie, puck, devil 
 Origin   Early 17th century: from Irish leipreachán, based on Old Irish luchorpán, from lu ‘small’ + corp ‘body’.     |