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Cererean

/səˈɹɪəɹɪ.ən/

Cererean is the alternative form of Cererian.

Meaning of Cererian

Adjective

Cererian

  1. Of or relating to the Roman goddess Ceres
    • Sprinkled with salt and Cererean grain1823, William Booth, “Nasidien”, in Flowers of Roman poesy, page 42
  2. Of or relating to the dwarf planet–asteroid Ceres
    • Most of the ship's mass would be Cererian water; Earth would supply the crew, the ship's skin, and the engines. Ceres' surface gravity is about ¹/₃₆ Earth's gravity, and the asteroid is just close enough to the sun for it to power the machinery. Cererian water may unlock the solar system.2006 August, Tom Buckner, “Letters”, in Discover Magazine

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Forms of Cererean

pluralCerereans

Questions about Cererean

What is Cererean the alternative form of?
Cererean is the alternative form of Cererian.
How do you pronounce Cererean?
Cererean is pronounced /səˈɹɪəɹɪ.ən/.

Words near Cererean in the dictionary

  1. cereologists
  2. cereology
  3. cereolysin
  4. cereopsis
  5. cereous
  6. Cererean
  7. Cerereans
  8. cererian
  9. Cererians
  10. cererium
  11. ceres

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Cererean (page history and authors); Cererian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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