Synonyms for neptunes
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : nep-toon, -tyoon |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɛp tun, -tyun |
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Définition of neptunes
Origin :- late 14c., "god of the sea," from Latin Neptunus, son of Saturn, brother of Jupiter, the Roman god of the sea (later identified with Greek Poseidon), probably from PIE root *nebh- "cloud" (cf. Latin nebula "fog, mist, cloud;" see nebula), via a sense of "moist, wet." The planet so named was discovered by Galle in 1846. Until the identification of Pluto in 1930, it was the most distant planet known.
- As in solar system : noun planets orbiting sun
- They were dressed in plantain leaves, looking like grotesque Neptunes.
- Extract from : « The Discovery of the Source of the Nile » by John Hanning Speke
- Some of the beings of the sea were of more than human power and authority,—gods, in fact; barbarian Neptunes.
- Extract from : « Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate » by Charles M. Skinner
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