URANIA

Venus, Urania

(noun) goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite

Urania

(noun) (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Urania

(Greek god) The Muse of astronomy.

(astronomy) 30 Urania, a main belt asteroid.

Anagrams

• anuria, aurian

Noun

urania (plural uranias)

(mineral) Any of several impure mixtures of uranium oxides.

Synonym: yellowcake

Anagrams

• anuria, aurian

Source: Wiktionary

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U*ra"ni*a, n. Etym: [L., from Gr.

1. (Class. Myth.)

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

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of large, brilliantly colored moths native of the West Indies and South America. Their bright colored and tailed hind wings and their diurnal flight cause them to closely resemble butterflies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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