Jason
pronunciation
How to pronounce Jason in British English:
UK [ˈdʒeɪsən]
How to pronounce Jason in American English:
US [ 'dʒesən]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
Word Origin
- Jason
- masc. proper name, from Greek Eason, from Hebrew Yehoshua, a common name among Hellenistic Jews (see Joshua). In Greek mythology, son of Aeson, leader of the Argonauts, from Latin Jason, from Greek Iason, perhaps related to iasthai "to heal" (see -iatric). The names were somewhat merged in Christian Greek.
Example
- 1. Jason bateman knows what you 're thinking .
- 2. Jason boog has heard this argument before .
- 3. After struggling with his obsession jason enrolled in mathematics classes at a local community college .
- 4. Based just outside london , photographer jason hawkes has been making fascinating aerial images since 1991 .
- 5. Jason dean and terence poon contributed to this article .