Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Greek goddess of love and beauty, identified by the Romans with their Venus, who was originally a deity of much less importance.
- noun [NL.] In zool.: A genus of chætopodous annelids, typical of the family Aphroditidæ (which see). A genus of lepidopterous insects. Hübner, 1816. A genus of bivalve mollusks. Also written
Aphrodita. Isaac Lea . - noun [lowercase] A variety of meerschaum. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesium.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Classic Myth.) The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans.
- noun (Zoöl.) A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setæ; the sea mouse.
- noun (Zoöl.) A beautiful butterfly (
Argunnis Aphrodite ) of the United States.
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- noun mineralogy A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of
magnesia , and resemblesmeerschaum .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
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June 12th, 2006 at 5: 43 pm freeman says: and by the way aphrodite is the goddess of love and that doesnt seem to fit your MO
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And You Thought REAGAN Was Stupid says: mighty aphrodite is simply too uneducated, too poorly informed, and has little relevant life experience to be able to post on this forum with any sense of authority.
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And aphrodite is right, we should wait until we have all the facts before doing anything rash like criticizing policy or invading a country.
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“Mighty (gullible) aphrodite is dumber than a bag of hammers.”
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Carl Levin for President says: mighty aphrodite is somewhere where ghosts and bad dreams run.
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Average TV Viewer says: mighty aphrodite is correct.
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The problem with aphrodite is the same problem that pretty much all republicans face.
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Should, ve known. mighty aphrodite is definitely female species/tis no wonder you believe you have all the answers.
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#34 – “Mighty aphrodite is a perfect example (although I think she is a gov†™ t employee).”
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October 7th, 2005 at 6: 25 pm afterthought says: mighty aphrodite is a troll, treat her/him as such.
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