Jove

[ johv ]

/ dʒoʊv /

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noun

Jupiter (def. 1).

Archaic. the planet Jupiter.

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Idioms about Jove

by Jove! (an exclamation used to emphasize an accompanying remark or to express surprise, approval, etc.): It was a good fight, by Jove!

Origin of Jove

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

Words nearby Jove

journo, joust, Jouve, j'ouvert, Jouy print, Jove, jovial, joviality, Jovian, Jovian planet, jow

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How to use Jove in a sentence

At this point, a normal, fair-minded human being would think, "Well, by jove, we've got to get out there and equal them."
Florida Is Going Democratic|Michael Tomasky|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There are the best and the worst—all who can pay the price: the reformers cheek by jowl with the mayor and the Boss, by Jove!
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
But I don't believe he cared particularly whether his spoon was silver or pewter, by Jove!
A Butterfly on the Wheel|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
Like an angry Jove, he hurls the thunderbolts of his fury and blasts with the lightning of his power.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow

One can get amongst set after set of fellows, and into plenty of inane fashionable drawing-rooms; but, bai Jove!
By Birth a Lady|George Manville Fenn
But there is a singular survival and continuity of the ancient practice: men still swear by Jove.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman

British Dictionary definitions for Jove

Jove

/ (dʒəʊv) /

noun

another name for Jupiter 1

by Jove an exclamation of surprise or excitement

Word Origin for Jove

C14: from Old Latin Jovis Jupiter

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