Ajax
Americannoun
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Also called Great Ajax,. Also called Telamonian Ajax. Classical Mythology. a Greek hero in the Trojan War who rescued the body of Achilles and killed himself out of jealousy when Odysseus was awarded the armor of Achilles.
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Also called Ajax the Lesser. Classical Mythology. a Locrian king, noted for his fighting during the Trojan War, who was said to have been killed in a shipwreck as punishment for violating a shrine of Athena.
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(italics) a tragedy (c440 b.c.) by Sophocles.
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a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
noun
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the son of Telamon; a Greek hero of the Trojan War who killed himself in vexation when Achilles' armour was given to Odysseus
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called Ajax the Lesser, a Locrian king, a swift-footed Greek hero of the Trojan War
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The defence secretary has refused to give a timescale on when investigations into the troubled Ajax armoured vehicles programme will conclude.
From BBC
It would be a huge shock to see former champions Marseille, Ajax or Porto, for example, win the competition in the near future.
From BBC
The former Netherlands defender managed Ajax this season and was part of Arne Slot's Premier League title-winning coaching staff at Liverpool.
From BBC
Some big names did fall by the wayside, with Italian champions Napoli being bundled out along with three former champions in Marseille, PSV Eindhoven and Ajax.
From Barron's
Meanwhile, in Europe, they lost their first four games of the league phase and even wins over Ajax and Napoli did not look like being enough after a loss in the penultimate round of fixtures.
From BBC
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