English Explanatory Dictionary

Ceres

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.
  2. An asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the innermost dwarf planet; officially called (1) Ceres.
  3. A city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
  4. A village south-east of Cupar, eastern Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4011).
  5. A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia
noun
  1. plural of cere

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪəɹiːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Ceres.wav

Word forms

Ceres

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Cerēs, goddess of the bounty, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow, to nourish”). More at create.

Synonyms

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Derived words

cereal cerium Cerean Cererean Cererian
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