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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A goddess or female spirit representing the earth as the giver of life; a fertility goddess.
  • noun A woman combining maternal and sensual qualities.

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  • noun the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility

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