Juno
the ancient Roman queen of heaven, a daughter of Saturn and the wife and sister of Jupiter: the protector of women and marriage.: Compare Hera.
Astronomy. the fourth largest and one of the four brightest asteroids.
a woman of regal appearance or bearing.
Military. the code name for a beach on France's Normandy coast, attacked by Canadian forces as part of the Allies' D-day invasion on June 6, 1944.
a female given name.
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How to use Juno in a sentence
In January, Juno began an extended mission that began with this flyby of Ganymede.
This is the first new close-up picture of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede in more than 20 years | Neel V. Patel | June 9, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewNASA has just released the first pictures of Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede, taken during a flyby by the Juno probe.
This is the first new close-up picture of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede in more than 20 years | Neel V. Patel | June 9, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewPage was nominated for an Oscar in 2008 for his role in “Juno” and is also the star of Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy.”
Pop culture countdown: Iconic and ignominious | Joey DiGuglielmo | December 30, 2020 | Washington BladeNASA’s Juno spacecraft spotted the flashes for the first time, scientists report August 5 in Nature.
‘Exotic’ lightning crackles across Jupiter’s cloud tops | Lisa Grossman | August 5, 2020 | Science NewsThe most recent was Juno, which arrived at the planet in July 2016.
Ellen Page, the Oscar nominated star of films like Juno, Inception, and the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past, is gay.
Ellen Page Comes Out As Gay in a Beautiful Speech at Human Rights Campaign Foundation Conference | Marlow Stern | February 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDiablo Cody, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Juno, is known for catchy, quotable dialogue.
Diablo Cody’s Personal (and Directorial) Paradise | Kevin Fallon | October 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Academy loves personal transformation (see Charlize Theron in Monster) and ingénues (Ellen Page in Juno).
The Great Transformation of Rooney Mara Into Lisbeth Salander | Isabel Wilkinson | January 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen Palin learned she couldn't make it, she wrote back, "I should try to get back to Juno for this one."
Juno writer Diablo Cody is working on a feature film about the blue-eyed queen bees.
I'se gwine to Branchville whar my dahter, Juno Soo, is a dyin' ob fever.
A Lost Hero | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. WardMore than ordinarily tall, she was shaped like a Juno, and moved with all the grace and freedom of an athlete.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph HockingJuno lived in a great park, where there was a menagerie, and neither the park nor the menagerie could have done without Juno.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | VariousNo one had seen them, and nearly every one was sorry, and had something kind to say, for Juno was a favorite with many.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | VariousJuno went and lay down in a sunshiny place near the elephant's house, and thought over all these words.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for Juno (1 of 3)
/ (ˈdʒuːnəʊ) /
(in Roman tradition) the queen of the Olympian gods: Greek counterpart: Hera
a woman of stately bearing and regal beauty
British Dictionary definitions for Juno (2 of 3)
/ (ˈdʒuːnəʊ) /
astronomy the fourth largest known asteroid (approximate diameter 240 kilometres) and one of the four brightest
British Dictionary definitions for Juno (3 of 3)
an award given for achievements in the Canadian music industry
Origin of Juno
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Scientific definitions for Juno
[ jōō′nō ]
An asteroid having a diameter of about 240 km (149 mi). It was the third to be discovered, in 1804. See more at asteroid.
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Cultural definitions for Juno
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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