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ουρανός — meaning in English

Ouranos

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English meaning

  • canopy noun A covering suspended or supported above something, such as a bed or entrance.
  • heaven noun In many religions, the place where God, gods, or the blessed dead are believed to dwell.
  • heavens intj An exclamation of surprise or exasperation.
  • sky noun The space above the earth where clouds, the sun, and stars appear.
  • Uranus name The seventh planet from the Sun, a pale blue-green ice giant discovered in 1781.

Senses

ουρανός is used for these senses in English:

  • Uranus (astronomy) The seventh planet in our solar system, discovered in 1781 by William Herschel.
  • Uranus (Greek god) The Greek god who personified the sky and heavens and fathered the Titans. Roman counterpart: Caelus.
  • canopy A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
  • heaven The sky, specifically:

canopy — full definition

  1. noun A covering suspended or supported above something, such as a bed or entrance.
  2. noun The upper layer of branches and leaves in a forest.
  3. noun The transparent covering over an aircraft cockpit, or the fabric part of a parachute.
  4. verb To cover something as if with a canopy.

heaven — full definition

  1. noun In many religions, the place where God, gods, or the blessed dead are believed to dwell.
  2. noun A state or place of great happiness; paradise.
  3. noun (Often plural, "the heavens") The sky.

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