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U⋅ra⋅ni⋅an

[yoo-rey-nee-uhn, -reyn-yuhn]
–adjective
1. pertaining to the planet Uranus.
2. (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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