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Ganymede definition

Gany·mede (gani mēd′)

noun

  1. Gr. Myth. a beautiful youth carried off by Zeus to be the cupbearer to the gods
  2. the largest satellite of Jupiter: discovered in 1610 by Galileo

Etymology: Gr Ganymēdēs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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