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Jupiter Pluvius definition

Jupiter Plu·vius (plo̵̅o̅′vē əs)

Jupiter regarded as the giver of rain

Etymology: L, lit., Jupiter who brings rain: pluvius, rainy < pluere, to rain: see pluvial

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