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Gae·a   (jē'ə)   
n.   Greek Mythology
The goddess of the earth, who bore and married Uranus and became the mother of the Titans and the Cyclopes.
Gai·a   (gā'ə)   
n.  Variant of Gaea.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Gaia 
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"Earth as a goddess," from Gk. Gaia, personification of gaia "earth," a collateral form of ge (Dorian ga) "earth," of unknown origin. The Roman equivalent goddess of the earth was Tellus (see tellurian), sometimes used in Eng. poetically or rhetorically for "Earth personified" or "the Earth as a planet."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

GAIA
GUI Application Interoperability Architecture. An OSF project.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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