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URANIA

\jʊ͡əɹˈe͡ɪni͡ə], \jʊ‍əɹˈe‍ɪni‍ə], \j_ʊə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_iə]\

Definitions of URANIA

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

One of the nine Muses, daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and patron of astronomy.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

One of the nine Muses, daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and patron of astronomy.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The muse of astronomy.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

In anc. myth., one of the nine muses; one of the minor planets.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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