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Dione

Dione

See also: dione

Translingual

Etymology

Latin Dionē (mother of Venus), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, mother of Aphrodite)

Proper noun

Dione f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain butterflies.

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English

Proper noun

Dione

  1. (Greek mythology) Mother of Aphrodite, and possibly the same as the goddess Rhea.
  2. (astronomy) The fourth largest moon of Saturn.
  3. A female given name.

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Latin

Noun

Diōne

  1. ablative singular of Diōn

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See also: Dione

English

Noun

dione (plural diones)

  1. (organic chemistry, sometimes in combination) diketone

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