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Mimantian

/mɪˈmænti.ən/

Mimantian is the alternative form of Mimantean.

Meaning of Mimantean

Adjective

Mimantean (comparative more Mimantean, superlative most Mimantean)

  1. Of or relating to the giant Mimas in Greek mythology
    • Draughts from the fount of Nile [...] or the steep Mimantian height, Snow-capped1908, Jane Ellen Harrison, “Orphic Mysteries”, in Prolegomena to the study of Greek religion, page 514
  2. Of or relating to the Saturnian moon named for Mimas
    • This is puzzling because Mimas is closer to Saturn than Enceladus, and the Mimantean orbit is much more eccentric (out of round) than the Enceladean orbit.2008, Samantha Harvey (NASA/JPL), Solar System Exploration, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2009, page Saturn: Moons: Mimas

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Forms of Mimantian

Adjective
comparativemore Mimantian
superlativemost Mimantian
Noun
pluralMimantians

Questions about Mimantian

What is Mimantian the alternative form of?
Mimantian is the alternative form of Mimantean.
How do you pronounce Mimantian?
Mimantian is pronounced /mɪˈmænti.ən/.

Words near Mimantian in the dictionary

  1. mimallonids
  2. Mimamsa
  3. Mimana
  4. Mimantean
  5. Mimanteans
  6. Mimantian
  7. Mimantians
  8. MIMAROPA
  9. Mimas
  10. Mimasaka
  11. mimated

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