Unicorn n |
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[ME unicorne, fr. LL unicorn(is) one-horned,
fr. L uni- one + cornu horn, a mythical creature resembling
a horse, bearing a single horn on its forehead: often symbolic of chastity
and purity] : the constellation Monoceros, south of Gemini and west of
Orion |
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uranium n |
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[NL, fr. Uranus Uranus, the Greek personification
of Heaven, ruler of the world, and father of the Titans by Gaea] : a
silvery heavy radioactive metallic element |
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| uranography n |
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[Gk ouranographia description of heavens, fr. ouranos sky,
assoc. with Urania, the Greek Muse of astronomy] : the construction
of celestial representations (as maps) |
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uranoscopid n |
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[NL Uranoscopid(ae) name of the family, equiv.
to L uranoscop(us) kind of fish, assoc. with Uranus] : any fish
of the family Uranoscopidae, compromising the stargazers |
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Uranus n |
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the 7th planet from the sun |
