Ce|res

Ce|res
Ce|res «SIHR eez», noun.
1. the Roman goddess of agriculture and the harvest and the mother of Proserpina. The Greeks called her Demeter.
2. the first and largest asteroid to be discovered, which, as of 2006, was also considered by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to be a dwarf planet.
[< Latin Cerēs Ceres, grain]

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