Juno Definition

jo͝onō
noun
The sister and wife of Jupiter, queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage: identified with the Greek Hera.
Webster's New World
pronoun

(Roman mythology) The queen of the gods, equivalent of the Greek Hera.

Wiktionary

(astronomy) The third asteroid discovered.

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Origin of Juno

  • Latin Iūnō from iuvenis young (probably from her association with the new moon) yeu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Juno Sentence Examples

  • The Phoenician temple of Juno, which stood on the site of Fort St Angelo, is also mentioned by Valerius Maximus.

  • In July and August 1899 the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy was tried for the first time during British naval manoeuvres, and the two cruisers, " Juno " and " Europa," were fitted with the new means of communication.

  • In the year 207, when he must have been of a great age, he was appointed to compose a hymn of thanksgiving, sung by maidens, for the victory of the Metaurus and an intercessory hymn to the Aventine Juno.

  • The "Fortitude" and "Juno" kept up a cannonade for 22 hours and then hauled off, the former being on fire and having sixtytwo men killed and wounded.

  • The memory of the defeat of the Spartan king Cleonymus by the fleet of Patavium in 302 B.C. was perpetuated by Spartan spoils in the temple of Juno and a yearly sea-fight which took place on the river.

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Words Starting With

JJUJUN

Words Ending With

ONOUNO

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With J4 Letter Words Ending With O