Neptune
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♆ Neptune astronomical symbol
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Neptūnus, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”) (source of Ancient Greek νέφος (néphos), Sanskrit नभस् (nábhas), etc.), with the sense of "wet, moist."
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Neptune
- The eighth planet in our solar system, represented in astronomy and astrology by ♆.
- (Roman mythology) The god of the ocean and of earthquakes. The same as Poseidon in Greek mythology.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
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eighth planet of the solar system
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Roman god of the ocean
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See also[edit]
- (planets of the Solar System) planets of the Solar System; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- Poseidon
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Neptune m
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