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Venus

Ve·nus [ vnəss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Roman goddess of love: in Roman mythology, the goddess of love and beauty.
Greek equivalent  Aphrodite


2. planet 2nd from Sun: the fourth smallest planet in the solar system and the second planet from the Sun, seen from Earth as a bright morning or evening star

[Pre-12th century. < Latin< venus "love, desire"]

Ve·nu·sian [ və nsh'n, vi nshee ən ] adjective, noun
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