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

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Jove

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

Jean Arthur is the granddaughter, Alice, who works for a living, and falls in Jove with James Stewart, the son of Wall Street’s great stock manipulator impersonated by Edward Arnold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 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

“Is this a six-month problem, a two-year problem, five-year problem? No one has any information,” said the bride’s wedding planner, Jove Meyer.

From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2020

By Jove, he'd sailed pretty near the wind once or twice!

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie