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uranian

The correct spelling is uranian.

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adjective

Say it like: Ura-nia-n

The correct spelling is uranian. Celestial, heavenly; uranic.

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Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Celestial, heavenly; uranic.
  2. 2.Homosexual; (specifically) relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys; pederastic; also, of poetry: conveying appreciation for young men.
  3. 3.Of Aphrodite Urania, the heavenly aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus, as contrasted with the earthly aspect known as Aphrodite Pandemos: heavenly, spiritual.
  4. 4.Relating to Urania, the Muse of astronomy.
  5. 5.(by extension) Of or pertaining to astronomy; astronomical.

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