Sat·urn

Sat·urn
/ˈsætɚn/ noun [singular]
: the planet that is sixth in order from the sun and that is surrounded by large rings

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  • Sat|urn — «SAT uhrn», noun. 1. the ancient Roman god of agriculture and the harvest. The Greeks called him Cronus. Saturn was believed to have ruled durg a golden age and to have been deposed by his son Jupiter. 2. the second largest planet in the solar… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sat — dev·i·sat; lang·sat; len·sat·ic; me·sat·i·pel·lic; na·sat; or·sat; sat·el·lit·ed; sat·el·lit·ism; sat·el·lit·osis; sat·i·nay; sat·i·né; sat·in·et; sat·in·ize; sat·iny; sat·ire; sat·i·rist; sat·i·rize; sat·i·riz·er; sat·is·da·tion;… …   English syllables

  • urn — in·urn; sat·urn; sat·urn·ism; urn; in·urn·ment; …   English syllables

  • saturn — sat·urn …   English syllables

  • Saturn — Sat|urn [ˈsætən US ərn] n the ↑planet that is sixth in order from the sun and is surrounded by large rings …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • saturnism — sat·urn·ism …   English syllables

  • Saturn — Sat•urn [[t]ˈsæt ərn[/t]] n. 1) myt a Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue: identified with the Greek god Cronus 2) astron. the planet sixth in order from the sun,… …   From formal English to slang

  • saturnine — 1. Relating to lead. 2. Due to or symptomatic of lead poisoning. [Mediev. L. saturninus, fr. saturnus, lead, fr. L. saturnus, the god and planet Saturn] * * * sat·ur·nine sat ər .nīn adj 1) of or relating to lead 2) of, relating to, or produced… …   Medical dictionary

  • saturnism — SYN: lead poisoning. [Mediev. L. saturnus, alchemical term for lead] * * * sat·urn·ism sat ər .niz əm n LEAD POISONING * * * sat·ur·nism (satґər niz əm) [L. saturnus lead] lead poisoning …   Medical dictionary

  • ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

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