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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Argonaut \Ar"go*naut\, n.
One of those who went to California in search of gold shortly
after it was discovered there in 1848. [U. S.] --Bret Harte.
The ``Argonauts of '49'' were a strong, self-reliant,
generous body of men. --D. S.
Jordan.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Argonaut \Ar"go*naut\, n. [L. Argonauta, Gr ?; ? + ? sailor, ?
ship. See {Argo}.]
1. Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with
Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
argonaut
n 1: someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding
adventure
2: (classical mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with
Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece [syn: {Argonaut}]
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