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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The sun.

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  • proper noun A diminutive of the male given name Solomon.
  • noun The local day (cycle of light and darkness) on another planet; that on Mars, the synodical rotation period of which is 24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds.
  • proper noun The Sun
  • proper noun Roman mythology The sun god; equivalent of the Greek Helios. Brother of Luna and Aurora.
  • proper noun Norse mythology The sun goddess.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English, from Latin sōl; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots.]

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Shortening.

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