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A⋅ma⋅te⋅ra⋅su

[ah-mah-te-rah-soo]
–noun
the Japanese Shinto goddess personifying the sun.
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A·ma·te·ra·su   (ä'mä-tě-rä'sŏŏ)   
n.  The central Shinto deity, a sun goddess believed to be the ancestor of the Japanese royal family.
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