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VESTA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discoveredplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

asteroid (any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter))

Derivation:

vestal (of or relating to Vesta)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestiaplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Roman deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans)

Domain category:

Roman mythology (the mythology of the ancient Romans)

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