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Uranian
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Uranian [jʊˈreɪnɪən]
n
(Astronomy) a hypothetical inhabitant of the planet Uranus
adj
1. (Astronomy) of, occurring on, or relating to the planet Uranus
2. (Astronomy) of the heavens; celestial
3. (Astronomy) relating to astronomy; astronomical
4. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) (as an epithet of Aphrodite) heavenly; spiritual
5. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to the Muse Urania


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Kaylor documents the pederastic leanings of Pater and other Uranians not only in detail, but also with sympathy, even though, as elite white males, they neglected and often denigrated women.
Mader, "The Greek Mirror: The Uranians and Their Use of Greece," and Amy Richlin, "Eros Underground: Greece and Rome in Gay Print Culture.
The Uranians had teleported all our spoken and written languages and, using a process known as atomic engraving, had captured inside this hologram the linguistic history of Earth's civilisation.
 
 
 
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