Jove

American  

[johv] / dʒoʊv /

noun

1. Jupiter.

2. Archaic. the planet Jupiter.

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idioms

1. by Jove! (an exclamation used to emphasize an accompanying remark or to express surprise, approval, etc.).

   It was a good fight, by Jove!

Jove British  

/ dʒəʊv /

noun

1. another name for Jupiter 1

2. an exclamation of surprise or excitement

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Etymology

Origin of Jove

1325–75; Middle English < Latin Jov- (oblique stem of compound nominative Juppiter father Jove), akin. to deus god; cognate with Greek Zeús (genitive Diós ) Zeus

Example Sentences

Jove Meyer, owner and creative director of an eponymous event planning company in Brooklyn, has handled all of the above in dress codes.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

Joined by Paul Wever on bass and Orlando Jove on lead guitar, Inside Voices makes music that glistens, glows and girds against seasonal affective disorder.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2023

Jove Meyer, the founder and creative designer of Jove Meyer Events in New York, noted that one couple plan to save a massive canvas backdrop from their wedding for their home.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2021

The show, which was created and produced by Ed Ochs and the late David Jove, helped codify the term “new wave” for outcast teens in faraway towns across America.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2019

“Do you, by Jove? What an extraordinary thing. It’s all wrong, you know. Against nature. How long have you been married? Three months, isn’t it?”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier