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jovian
/ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vi.ən/
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What does jovian mean?
adjective
- Alternative form of Jovian.
- Pertaining to the planet Jupiter.
- Pertaining to the Roman god Jove or Jupiter (the counterpart of the Greek god Zeus); Jove-like; befitting Jupiter.
More meanings (3)
noun
- An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Jupiter.
proper noun
- Flavius Jovianus Augustus (331–364), a Roman emperor.
- A male given name from Latin
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vi.ən/
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And we who, across the distance of time, watch with a sort of Jovian pity the tragic puppets in their folly miss this fork and that fork on their road of destiny select, each according to our particular temperaments, a particular 'if' over which to shake our heads.