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  urania

  noun

  uranium dioxide.
• Urania
  Urania

  noun

  the Muse of astronomy.

urania

¹ American  

[yoo-ray-nee-uh, -rayn-yuh] / jʊˈreɪ ni ə, -ˈreɪn jə /

noun

Chemistry.

1. uranium dioxide.

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Urania ² American  

[yoo-ray-nee-uh, -rayn-yuh] / jʊˈreɪ ni ə, -ˈreɪn jə /

noun

1. Classical Mythology. the Muse of astronomy.

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Urania British  

/ jʊˈreɪnɪə /

noun

1. the Muse of astronomy

2. another name of Aphrodite

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Etymology

Origin of urania

urani(um) + -a ⁴

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Example Sentences

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urania Urania

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

The company said the Urania sawmill will use up to 850,000 tons of wood annually to produce about 200 million board feet of lumber a year.

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

The observatory was christened Uraniborg, after Urania, the Muse of astronomy, and over the years developed into a major scientific institution with observing galleries, library and studies.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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