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/sith'euh ree"euhn/, adj.1. of or pertaining to Cytherea.2. Astron. of or pertaining to the planet Venus.[ < L Cythere(a) ( < Gk Kythéreia CYTHEREA) + -AN]
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Cytherean — Cyth er*e an (s?th ?r ? an), a. [L. Cythereus, from Cythera, Gr. ???, now Cerigo, an island in the [AE]gean Sea, celebrated for the worship of Venus.] Pertaining to the goddess Venus. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cytherean — The term Cytherean can be used to refer to things from or related to the planet Venus, pictured here. Cytherean is an adjective meaning pertaining to Cythera (Greek Κύθηρα, also transliterated Kythera or Kithira) , a small island now part of… … Wikipedia
Cytherean — adjective a) Of or pertaining to Cythera, an island now part of Greece, at which the goddess Aphrodite came ashore on a seashell according to Greek mythology. Thus, referring to the goddesses Aphrodite or Venus. This view, that we see only a… … Wiktionary
Cytherean — adjective Date: 1885 of or relating to the planet Venus … New Collegiate Dictionary
cytherean — cyth·er·e·an … English syllables
Cytherean — Cyth•er•ean [[t]ˌsɪθ əˈri ən[/t]] adj. 1) myt of or pertaining to Aphrodite 2) astron. of or pertaining to the planet Venus • Etymology: 1865–70; < L Cytherē(a) < Gk Kythéreia an epithet of Aphrodite … From formal English to slang
Cytherean — a. pertaining to Venus; n. votary of Venus … Dictionary of difficult words
cytherean — I. ən noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Cytherea, epithet of Venus + English an : a votary of Aphrodite II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective … Useful english dictionary
Venus — This article is about the planet. For other uses, see Venus (disambiguation). Venus … Wikipedia
Mariner 10 — Artist impression of the Mariner 10 mission. Operator NASA / JPL Mission type Flyby Flyby of … Wikipedia
