Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Greek Mythology The mother of Aphrodite by Zeus.
- noun A satellite of Saturn.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thetribe Heliconiini — certainbutterflies . - proper noun Greek mythology Mother of
Aphrodite , and possibly the same as the goddessRhea . - proper noun astronomy The fourth largest
moon ofSaturn . - proper noun A female
given name .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Examples
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The interior temperature is quite warm for an icy moon, perhaps due to tidal forcing from Dione, which is much denser, and has a resonant orbital period twice that of Enceladus.
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The interior temperature is quite warm for an icy moon, perhaps due to tidal forcing from Dione, which is much denser, and has a resonant orbital period twice that of Enceladus.
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Zeus and a sea-nymph called Dione, was the goddess of Love and Beauty.
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"Dione" is a counterpart to "Amynta" and "Pastor Fido" and other trifles of the same kind, easily imitated, and unworthy of imitation.
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Last night I happened to be listening to a recording of Dione Warwick's Alfie and found myself moved by one phrase in particular.
Bill Bush: The Art of Giving: This Artweek.LA (December 12-18, 2011)
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An interesting find in the Celine Dione article mentioned above …
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Last night I happened to be listening to a recording of Dione Warwick's Alfie and found myself moved by one phrase in particular.
Bill Bush: The Art of Giving: This Artweek.LA (December 12-18, 2011)
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Last night I happened to be listening to a recording of Dione Warwick's Alfie and found myself moved by one phrase in particular.
Bill Bush: The Art of Giving: This Artweek.LA (December 12-18, 2011)
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Last night I happened to be listening to a recording of Dione Warwick's Alfie and found myself moved by one phrase in particular.
Bill Bush: The Art of Giving: This Artweek.LA (December 12-18, 2011)
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There are twelve Titans [2] from their first literary appearance, in Hesiod, Theogony; Pseudo-Apollodorus, in Bibliotheke, adds a thirteenth Titan Dione, a double of Theia.
Louis Leterrier Explains How He Took on Clash of the Titans « FirstShowing.net
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