Jason: Meaning and Definition of

Ja•son

Pronunciation: ( jā'sun), [key]
— n.
  1. a hero, the leader of the Argonauts, who at the request of his uncle Pelias retrieved the Golden Fleece from King Aeëtes of Colchis with the help of Medea.
  2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “healer.”
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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