Dione

[ dahy-oh-nee ]

noun
  1. Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.

  2. Astronomy. a moon of the planet Saturn.

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How to use Dione in a sentence

  • “Perhaps Haltren will stay aboard the wreck with us until the Dione comes in,” suggested Darrow.

    A Young Man in a Hurry | Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for Dione (1 of 2)

Dione1

/ (daɪˈəʊnɪ) /


noun
  1. Greek myth a Titaness; the earliest consort of Zeus and mother of Aphrodite

British Dictionary definitions for Dione (2 of 2)

Dione2

/ (daɪˈəʊnɪ) /


noun
  1. one of the larger satellites of the planet Saturn

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