Carme

[ kahr-mee ]

/ ˈkɑr mi /

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noun Astronomy.

a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.

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Words nearby Carme

carmaker, carman, Carmania, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Carme, Carmel, Carmela, Carmelite, Carmen, Carmichael

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How to use Carme in a sentence

But Carme Chacón, a potential future socialist candidate for prime minister, went even further.
Engulfed by Scandal, Could The Spanish Royal Family Fall?|Tom Sykes|April 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Carme was a friend of the illustrious Villeroux, famed partly as Mirabeaus cook, but chiefly for his courage and adventures.
Old and New Paris, v. 1|Henry Sutherland Edwards
Carme, therefore, overcome by his feelings, accepted an unprecedented salary from Baron Rothschild and settled in Paris.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood
Carme, one of the greatest of French cooks, became eminent by inventing a sauce for fast-days.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood

You made her acquaintance at the Opra ball, at Mi-Carme, did you not?
Paul and His Dog, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIII)|Charles Paul de Kock
It was mi-carme, and the streets were beginning to be blocked by sight-seers.
Cynthia|Leonard Merrick

British Dictionary definitions for Carme (1 of 2)

Carme¹

/ (ˈkɑːmɪ) /

noun

Greek myth a nymph who was one of Diana's attendants and mother of Britomaris by Jupiter

British Dictionary definitions for Carme (2 of 2)

Carme²

/ (ˈkɑːmɪ) /

noun

a small outer satellite of the planet Jupiter with a retrograde orbit

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