Saturnian
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See also: saturnian
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /sæ.tɜː(ɹ)n.jən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective[edit]
Saturnian (comparative more Saturnian, superlative most Saturnian)
- (astronomy) Related to the planet Saturn.
- Related to the Roman god Saturn.
- Dour, baleful or sullen.
- Resembling a golden age; distinguished for peacefulness, happiness, contentment.
- 1728, [Alexander Pope], “(please specify the page)”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin, London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC:
- Augustus, born to bring Saturnian times
- (poetry) Involving a meter consisting of three iambics and an extra syllable followed by three trochees, employed by satirists in Ancient Rome.
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Noun[edit]
Saturnian (plural Saturnians)
- (science fiction) An inhabitant of the planet Saturn.
- A Saturnian poem
Translations[edit]
inhabitant of Saturn
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