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VESTA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
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 Hestia
Classified under:
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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