Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ceres"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ceres \Ce"res\, n. [L., Ceres, also corn, grain, akin to E.
create.]
1. (Class. Myth.) The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the
goddess of corn and tillage.
2. (Actron.) The first discovered asteroid.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Ceres
n 1: (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of
Greek Demeter [syn: {Ceres}]
2: the largest asteroid and the first discovered [syn: {Ceres}]
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