English Explanatory Dictionary

Cytherean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  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

Pronunciation

/ˌsɪ.ðəˈɹi.ən/

Word forms

Cytherean Cytherian Cythereans

Etymology

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

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