Ju·no (j  n )n. Roman Mythology The principal goddess of the pantheon and the wife of Jupiter, worshiped as the goddess of women, marriage, childbirth and the moon, and as the protector of the state. She came to be identified with the Greek Hera. [Latin I  n, from iuvenis, young (probably from her association with the new moon); see yeu- in Indo-European roots.] |
Juno1
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1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) (in Roman tradition) the queen of the Olympian gods Greek counterpart Hera
2. a woman of stately bearing and regal beauty
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(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) Astronomy the fourth largest known asteroid (approximate diameter 240 kilometres) and one of the four brightest
| Juno (jn) An asteroid having a diameter of about 240 km (149 mi). It was the third to be discovered, in 1804. See more at asteroid. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Juno - (Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek HeraRoman mythology - the mythology of the ancient Romans |
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