urania

noun Chemistry.

uranium dioxide.

Origin:
urani(um) + -a⁴

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Classical Mythology. the Muse of astronomy.

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Urania (jʊˈreɪnɪə)

—n
1.	the Muse of astronomy
2.	another name of Aphrodite

[C17: from Latin, from Greek Ourania, from ouranios heavenly, from ouranos heaven]

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"Descend from Heav'n Urania, by that name
If rightly thou art call'd, whose Voice divine
Following, above th' Olympian Hill I soare,
Above the flight of Pegasean wing.
The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou
Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top
Of old Olympus dwell'st, but Heav'nlie borne,
Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow'd,
Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse,
Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play
In presence of th' Almightie Father, pleas'd
With thy Celestial Song."

-John Milton

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