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Jovian

adj
/ˈd͡ʒəʊ.vi.ən/UK/ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vi.ən/US

Etymology

From Latin Iovis (“Jove, Jupiter”) + -an, analysable as Jove + -ian. Piecewise doublet of Zeusian.

  1. derived from Ioviānus

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the planet Jupiter.

  2. Pertaining to the Roman god Jove or Jupiter (the counterpart of the Greek god Zeus)

    Pertaining to the Roman god Jove or Jupiter (the counterpart of the Greek god Zeus); Jove-like; befitting Jupiter.

    • Near-synonym: Zeusian
    • He did not admit of equals. But as a patron he was superb. With his Jovian air, his colossal condescension, his amused smile, his general suggestion of the god descending to the mortal, he could be quite overpowering in his amiability.

  3. An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Jupiter.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Flavius Jovianus Augustus (331–364), a Roman emperor.

    2. A male given name from Latin

    3. Alternative form of Jovian.

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