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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to the god Jove or the planet Jupiter; Jovial.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to Jove, or Jupiter (either the deity or the planet).

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of, or relating to Jupiter (the Roman deity).
  • adjective Of, or relating to Jupiter (the planet).
  • adjective Similar to the planet Jupiter, in size or composition.
  • noun science fiction An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Jupiter.
  • proper noun Flavius Jovianus, a Roman emperor.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of or resembling the planet Jupiter
  • adjective of or pertaining to or befitting the Roman deity Jupiter

Etymologies

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Latin Iovis, genitive of Iuppiter

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