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Cytherean

Pronunciation: /ˌsɪ.ðəˈɹi.ən/

The English word “Cytherean” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of, from or relating to Cythera, an island now part of Greece, at which the goddess Aphrodite came ashore on a seashell according to Greek mythology. Thus, referring to the goddesses Aphrodite or Venus.
  2. Of or pertaining to the planet Venus; Venusian.
  3. Venereal.

noun

  1. A native or inhabitant of Cythera

Etymology

From Latin Cytherēius [from Ancient Greek Κυθερήϊος (Kutherḗïos), from Κύθηρα (Kúthēra) + -ήϊος (-ḗïos)] + -an.

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