noun
Saturn
SAT-uhn
noun
1
The sixth planet from the sun, famous for its large, bright ring system.
"Saturn's rings are made mostly of ice and rock."
"You can sometimes see Saturn with a small telescope."
2
In Roman mythology, the god of agriculture and time, equivalent to the Greek Cronus.
"The Romans held a festival called Saturnalia in honor of Saturn."
How to Use Saturn
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe ringed planet, or the Roman god it was named after.
Word Forms
saturns plural
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Etymology
From Latin Saturnus, the Roman god of agriculture, possibly rooted in an Etruscan word and later linked by folk association to the Latin verb serere, "to sow."