Ceres

//ˈsɪəɹiːz// name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of cere form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter. Roman
  2. 2
    An asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the innermost dwarf planet; officially called (1) Ceres.
  3. 3
    A city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
  4. 4
    A village south-east of Cupar, eastern Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4011).
  5. 5
    A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia

Synonyms

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1 ceresagdistisagricultureamoraphroditeapollo

Example

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"When Ceres was first discovered it was called a comet. Within a year it was called a planet. Within one more year it was called an asteroid. Since 2006, it has been called a dwarf planet."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Cerēs, goddess of the bounty, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow, to nourish”). More at create.

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