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An⋅an⋅ke

   [uh-nang-kee, uh-nan-kee]
–noun Astronomy.
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
Origin:
< Gk anánkē necessity, force
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An·an·ke     (ə-nāng'kē, ə-nān'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The satellite of Jupiter that is 13th in distance from the planet.

[Greek Anankē, mother of Adrasteia, distributor of rewards and punishments, by Jupiter, from anankē, necessity.]
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