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Vesta definition

Vesta (ves′tə)

noun

  1. Rom. Myth. the goddess of the hearth, identified with the Greek Hestia
  2. Historical, Brit. a short wooden or wax match

Etymology: L, prob. akin to Gr Hestia, lit., hearth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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