[af-ruh-dahy-tee] 
| the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty, identified by the Romans with Venus. |
| aph·ro·di·te (āf'rə-dī'tē) n. A brightly colored butterfly (Argynnis aphrodite) of North America. [From Aphrodite.] |
| Aph·ro·di·te (āf'rə-dī'tē) n. Greek Mythology The goddess of love and beauty. Also called Cytherea. [Greek Aphrodītē, of Phoenician origin; see ʕṯtr in Semitic roots.] |
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