Urania

//jʊˈɹeɪ.ni.ə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several impure mixtures of uranium oxides.
  2. 2
    Any moth of genus Urania.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Muse of astronomy. Greek
  2. 2
    One of the epithets of Aphrodite. Greek
  3. 3
    30 Urania, a main belt asteroid.

Synonyms

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30 uraniavenusyellowcake㉚

Example

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"Brahe built a castle on the island and named it Uraniborg after Urania, the goddess of the sky. He also built an observatory on the island."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Οὐρανία (Ouranía).

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