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Jo⋅vi⋅an

  [joh-vee-uhn]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the Roman god Jupiter.
2. of or pertaining to the planet Jupiter.
Origin:
1520–30; < L Jov- (see Jove ) + -ian

Related forms:
Jo⋅vi⋅an⋅ly, adverb

Jo⋅vi⋅an

  [joh-vee-uhn]
–noun
(Flavius Claudius Jovianus) a.d. 331?–364, Roman emperor 363–364.
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Jo·vi·an 1   (jō'vē-ən)   
Emperor of Rome (363-364). He made peace with the Persians by giving up all Roman territories beyond the Tigris River.
Jo·vi·an 2   (jō'vē-ən)   
adj.  

  1. Roman Mythology Of, relating to, or resembling Jupiter.

  2. Of, relating to, or resembling the planet Jupiter.

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Jovian

Roman emperor from 363 to 364.

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