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Jove

/d͡ʒəʊv/US/d͡ʒoʊv/

Jove proper noun: jupiter, god of the sky.

Proper noun

Jove

  1. (Roman) Jupiter, god of the sky.
    • BEAT on, proud billows; Boreas blow; / Swell, curled waves, high as Jove’s roof; / Your incivility doth ſhow, / That innocence is tempeſt proof; / Though ſurly Nereus frown, my thoughts are calm; / Then ſtrike, Affliction, for thy wounds are balm. [Attributed to Roger L'Estrange (1616–1704).]1781, [Mostyn John Armstrong], History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk. Volume IX. Containing the Hundreds of Smithdon, Taverham, Tunstead, Walsham, and Wayland, volume IX, Norwich: Printed...
  2. (archaic) Jupiter
  3. (obsolete) Tin.

Interjection

  1. An expression of surprise or amazement.
    • "I promise to take care of myself. Yes; I won't take any risks. Not a single blessed risk. Of course not. I mean to hang out. Don't worry. Jove! I feel as though nothing could touch me. Why! this is luck from the word Go."1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, page xxiii. 177

Jove meaning in Hindi

Jove in Hindi

Jupiter, god of the sky
जोव jov

Origin of Jove

Inherited from Middle English Joves, from Latin Iovis, genitive of Iuppiter, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Doublet of Dyeus, Jupiter, and Zeus.

Words formed from Jove

Phrases with Jove

Words that rhyme with Jove

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Questions about Jove

What does Jove mean?
Jove means jupiter, god of the sky.
What is Jove in Hindi?
Jove in Hindi is जोव (jov). See Jove meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Jove?
Jove can be a proper noun or an interjection.
How do you pronounce Jove?
Jove is pronounced /d͡ʒəʊv/ (UK).

Words near Jove in the dictionary

  1. Jovanni
  2. Jovanovic
  3. Jovanovich
  4. Jovanoviches
  5. Jovanovics
  6. Jove
  7. Jove nods
  8. Jove's beard
  9. Jovel
  10. Jovellar
  11. Jovels

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