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Po⋅sei⋅don

[poh-sahyd-n, puh-]
–noun
1. the ancient Greek god of the sea, with the power to cause earthquakes, identified by the Romans with Neptune.
2. Military. a 34-foot (10-m), submarine-launched U.S. ballistic missile with up to 10 warheads and a range of 2800 miles (4502 km).
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Po·sei·don   (pō-sīd'n, pə-)   
n.   Greek Mythology
The god of the waters, earthquakes, and horses, and brother of Zeus.
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Poseidon [(puh-seyed-n)]

The Greek name for Neptune, the god in classical mythology who ruled the sea.

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