Uranus
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See also Uranüs
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Ancient Greek Οὐρανός (Ouranos) from οὐρανός (ouranos), “‘sky’”)
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- (RP) IPA: /ˈjʊrənəs/, /jʊˈreɪnəs/
- (US) IPA: /ˈjurənəs/, /juˈreɪnəs/
- Rhymes: -eɪnəs
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Uranus
- (Greek mythology) The god of the sky and heavens, son and husband to Gaia, with whom he fathered the Titans and the Cyclops
- (astronomy) The seventh planet in our solar system, with twenty-seven known moons, discovered in 1781 by Sir William Herschel.
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- (planet): Herschel; Georgium Sidus (until the mid-19th century)
- (planet): ♅ (in astronomy and astrology)
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god of the sky and heavens
planet
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- (planet): Georgian planet, Georgium Sidus, Herschel
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[edit] Dutch
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Uranus m.
[edit] Finnish
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- IPA: /ˈurɑnus/
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Uranus
- Uranus (planet).
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Declension of Uranus (type vastaus)
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Uranus
- Uranus. [Clarification of this translation from French is requested]
[edit] German
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Uranus m. (Planet and God)
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Uranus m. (genitive: Urani), Second declension
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Uranus
- Uranus, the seventh planet