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Selene definition

Se·lene (si lē′nē)

noun

Gr. Myth. the goddess of the moon: later identified with Artemis

Etymology: Gr Selēnē < selēnē, the moon < selas, light, gleam < ? IE base *swel-, to burn, smolder > swelter

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