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urania

1 American  
[yoo-rey-nee-uh, -reyn-yuh] / jʊˈreɪ ni ə, -ˈreɪn jə /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. uranium dioxide.


Urania 2 American  
[yoo-rey-nee-uh, -reyn-yuh] / jʊˈreɪ ni ə, -ˈreɪn jə /

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. the Muse of astronomy.


Urania British  
/ jʊˈreɪnɪə /

noun

  1. the Muse of astronomy

  2. another name of Aphrodite

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of urania

urani(um) + -a 4

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Differs from P. pura in persistently conical pileus. urania, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee

This particular Urania, for example, was built in Dresden, and was sold at a shop on Ferdinandstraße in central Hamburg in 1939.

From Slate Mar. 16, 2024

Her sister, Urania Papaggeli, 20, said that Anastasia had gone to the city of Patras, near Athens, for the carnival while dressed as an elf.

From New York Times Mar. 2, 2023

Ruston-based Hunt Forest Products said it will build the facility in Urania, in LaSalle Parish, in a joint venture with Canadian forestry company Tolko Industries.

From Seattle Times Feb. 28, 2018

Both Urania Cottage and its founders’ friendship eventually fell victim to the breakdown of the Dickenses’ marriage, when Burdett-Coutts found it difficult to forgive her friend for his treatment of his wife.

From The Guardian Apr. 6, 2016

Clio was Muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Melpomene of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of the dance, Calliope of epic poetry, Erato of love-poetry, Polyhymnia of songs to the gods, Euterpe of lyric poetry.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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