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Look up: Cytherean

  1. Cytherean
    Cyth`er·e'an adjective [ Latin Cythereus , from Cythera , Greek ........., now Cerigo , an island in the Ægean Sea, celebrated for the worship of Venus.] Pertaining to the goddess Venus.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/212

  2. Cytherean
    `Cytherean` is an adjective meaning `pertaining to Cythera`, a small island now part of Greece. It is one of the Ionian islands, and is formally known as `Kythira` or `ΚÃ?Â?θηÃ?Â?α`. Due to a quirk of the English language, it is also an adjective meaning `pertaining to the planet Venus`. When planetary scientists began to have a need to discuss Venus in detail, an adjective was needed. Based on Latin principles, the correct adjectival form of th...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytherean

  3. Cytherean
    • (a.) Pertaining to the goddess Venus.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  4. Cytherean
    cytherean, Cytherean Relating to the planet Venus.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  5. Cytherean
    1. Pertaining to Venus (e.g. Cytherean meteorology). 2. A hypothetical inhabitant of Venus. In mythology, Cythera is the Ionian island upon which the goddess Venus first set foot.
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi


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