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urania

[ yoo-rey-nee-uh, -reyn-yuh ]
/ yʊˈreɪ ni ə, -ˈreɪn yə /
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noun Chemistry.

uranium dioxide.

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Origin of urania

urani(um) + -a4

Words nearby urania

Ural owl, Urals, Uralsk, uran, uranalysis, urania, Uranian, uranic, uranic oxide, uranide, uraninite

Definition for urania (2 of 2)

Urania
[ yoo-rey-nee-uh, -reyn-yuh ]
/ yʊˈreɪ ni ə, -ˈreɪn yə /

noun

Classical Mythology. the Muse of astronomy.
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British Dictionary definitions for urania

Urania
/ (jʊˈreɪnɪə) /

noun Greek myth

the Muse of astronomy
another name of Aphrodite

Word Origin for Urania

C17: from Latin, from Greek Ourania, from ouranios heavenly, from ouranos heaven
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