Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Jovian 1 Originally Flavius Jovianus. A.D. 331?-364. Emperor of Rome (363-364). He made peace with the Persians by giving up all Roman territories beyond the Tigris River.
- adj. Roman Mythology Of, relating to, or resembling Jupiter.
- adj. Of, relating to, or resembling the planet Jupiter.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to the god Jove or the planet Jupiter; Jovial.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of, or relating to Jupiter (the Roman deity).
- adj. Of, or relating to Jupiter (the planet).
- adj. Similar to the planet Jupiter, in size or composition.
- n. science fiction An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Jupiter.
- n. Flavius Jovianus, a Roman emperor.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to Jove, or Jupiter (either the deity or the planet).
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or pertaining to or characteristic of or resembling the planet Jupiter
- adj. of or pertaining to or befitting the Roman deity Jupiter
Etymologies
- Latin Iovis, genitive of Iuppiter (Wiktionary)
Examples
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