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Urania

U-ra′ni-a

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Noun.
[L., from Gr. [GREEK], i. e., the Heavenly, fr. [GREEK] heavenly, fr. [GREEK] heaven.]
1.
(Class. Myth.)
One of the nine Muses, daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and patron of astronomy.
2.
(Zool.)
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.

Definition 2024


Urania

Urania

See also: urania, Uránia, and Urânia

Translingual

Urania spp. (in the four corners)

Etymology

After Urania (muse of astronomy), conventionally shown dressed in a cloak embroidered with stars.

Proper noun

Urania f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Uraniidae – the uranine moths.

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English

Proper noun

Urania

  1. (Greek mythology) The Muse of astronomy.
  2. (astronomy) Short for 30 Urania, a main belt asteroid.

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Οὐρανία (Ouranía).

Proper noun

Urania f

  1. (Greek mythology) Urania

urania

urania

See also: Urania, Uránia, and Urânia

English

Noun

urania (plural uranias)

  1. (mineralogy) Any of several impure mixtures of uranium oxides

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Latin

Noun

ūrania

  1. nominative plural of ūranium
  2. accusative plural of ūranium
  3. vocative plural of ūranium