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saturnia

noun

Etymology

From Saturn + -ia after saturnism, a former name for lead poisoning derived from the association of the planet Saturn with lead in European alchemy.

  1. derived from 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄
  2. derived from Sāturnus
  3. inherited from Sætern
  4. suffixed as saturnia — “Saturn + ia”

Definitions

  1. Pain in a joint due to lead poisoning.

  2. A spa town in Tuscany, north-central Italy, that has been inhabited since ancient times.

The neighborhood

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