Apollo Definition

ə-pŏlō
apollos
noun
The god of prophecy, music, medicine, and poetry, sometimes identified with the sun.
American Heritage
The god of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine, represented as exemplifying manly youth and beauty: later identified with Helios.
Webster's New World
A young man of great physical beauty.
American Heritage
Any handsome young man.
Webster's New World
A very handsome young man.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • zond
  • wresat
  • voskhod
  • telstar
  • syncom
  • secor
  • samos
  • polymnia
  • lunik
  • pageos
  • orpheus
  • oso
  • ogo
  • oao
  • elektron
pronoun

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology): The son of Zeus and Leto, (Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis, (Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.

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(astronomy) The planet Mercury, when observed as a Morning Star.

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A United States space program, and the vehicles it created, used for human travel to the moon.
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(with “the”) Apollo Theater, a music hall in New York City associated with African-American performers.
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The butterfly Parnassius apollo, a large swallowtail with black and red spots on white wings).

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Other Word Forms of Apollo

Noun

Singular:
Apollo
Plural:
apollos

Origin of Apollo

  • Latin Apollō from Greek Apollōn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apollōn).

    From Wiktionary

  • From the object 1862 Apollo.

    From Wiktionary

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