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Vesta

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(ves′tə)

noun

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

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

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noun

Roman Mythology The goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing the sacred fire tended by the vestal virgins.
The brightest of all the asteroids and the fourth to be discovered.

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Origin: Latin; see wes-¹ in Indo-European roots

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