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Saturn

Sat·urn [ sáttərn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. planet 6th from the Sun: the second-largest planet in the solar system and the sixth planet from the Sun. It has bright rings made up of orbiting fragments of rock.

2. Roman god of agriculture: in Roman mythology, the god of agriculture and ruler of the universe during the Golden Age.
Greek equivalent  Cronus


[Pre-12th century. < Latin Saturnus]

Sa·tur·ni·an [ sa túrnee ən ] adjective
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