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Uranian

[yoo-rey-nee-uhn, -reyn-yuhn]

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adjective

pertaining to the planet Uranus.

(of males) homosexual.

Origin:
1835–45; Uran(us) + -ian; def. 2 from Aphrodite Urania heavenly Aphrodite, inspiration for male homosexuality in Plato's Symposium

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Uranian (jʊˈreɪnɪən)

—n
1.	a hypothetical inhabitant of the planet Uranus

—*adj*
2.	of, occurring on, or relating to the planet Uranus
3.	of the heavens; celestial
4.	relating to astronomy; astronomical
5.	(as an epithet of Aphrodite) heavenly; spiritual
6.	of or relating to the Muse Urania

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