Mimantean

//mɪˈmænti.ən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An inhabitant of the Saturnian moon Mimas

    "I went back to the grind of reviewing that day's Cassini photographs. Imagine my shock when I noticed that Mimas, one of the inner moons of Saturn, had acquired a concave depression in it since the last fly-by! Of course, I immediately realized that the Mimanteans had constructed a fully armed and operational Death Star!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the giant Mimas in Greek mythology

    "Draughts from the fount of Nile [...] or the steep Mimantian height, Snow-capped"

  2. 2
    Of or relating to the Saturnian moon named for Mimas

    "This is puzzling because Mimas is closer to Saturn than Enceladus, and the Mimantean orbit is much more eccentric (out of round) than the Enceladean orbit."

Example

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"Draughts from the fount of Nile [...] or the steep Mimantian height, Snow-capped"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās) + -ean.

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