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saturn

UK/ˈsæt.ən//ˈsæt.ɚn/

saturn noun: the Southeast Asian butterfly Zeuxidia amethystus, family Nymphalidae.

Noun (1)

saturn (plural saturns)

  1. The Southeast Asian butterfly Zeuxidia amethystus, family Nymphalidae.

Proper noun capitalized: Saturn

Saturn

  1. The sixth planet of the solar system, known for its large rings, and until recent times the furthest known; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♄.
  2. (Roman) The god of fertility and agriculture, equivalent to the Greek Cronos.
    Synonyms:
    ♄
  3. A former brand of car by GM (1985–2010).
    • Saturn promised us no-haggle purchasing and no-dent body panels.

Noun (2) capitalized: Saturn

Saturn (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Sable (black), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures in the arms of certain sovereign people and places as planets.
    • 12. Venus, a Staff in Pale Sol, and thereupon a Cross Pattee, Luna surmounted off a Pall of the last, charged with 4. like Crosses fitched Saturn, edged and stringed as the second. This Coat belongs to the Archiepiscopal See of Canterbury, to whose place it appertains to Crown and Inaugurate the...1693, Richard Blome, The Art of Heraldry, in two parts ... second edition ..., pages 76-77
    • […] The Field is Luna, a Chevron, Mars, between three Bull's Heads couped Saturn, armed Sol. This Coat-Armour pertained to the Right Noble Family of Thomas Bulleine Lord hoo and Hastings, Viscount Rochford, […] [pages 200-201:] I have omitted, in this Edition, that Escucheon Sol, charged with three...1724, John Guillim, A Display of Heraldry, page 151
  2. (obsolete) Lead (the metal).
    • Another pair of terms which caused some confusion were Spirit of Saturn and Spirit of Venus, names suggesting compounds of lead and copper respectively. Jean Beguin described the preparation from minium and distilled vinegar of a liquid he called burning spirit of Saturn, because it was inflammable...2004, Maurice P. Crosland, Historical Studies in the Language of Chemistry, page 89
    • The association of the heavenly bodies with known metals and also with human organs and destinies goes back to ancient Chaldea, the land of astrologers. In Chaucer’s words: ‘The seven bodies eek, lo hear anon. Sol gold is, and Luna silver we declare; Mars yron, Mercurie is quyksilver; Saturnian...2013, John Read, From Alchemy to Chemistry
  3. A car of the former Saturn brand by GM.
    • Remember that guy who worked in the warehouse who used to drive that blue Saturn? That guy was the best. I wonder where he is now?

saturn meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam

saturn in Hindi

शनि

saturn in Tamil

சனிக்கிரகம், காரிக்கோள், மைம்மீன்

saturn in Bengali

শনিগ্রহ, শনি

saturn in Malayalam

പുരാതന റോമാക്കാർ ആരാധിച്ചിരുന്ന കൃഷിദേവൻ, ശനിഗ്രഹം, മന്ദൻ, ഈയലോഹം
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saturn in Kannada
ತನ್ನ ಸುತ್ತ ವಲಯವನ್ನುಳ್ಳ ಶನಿಗ್ರಹ
saturn in Gujarati
શનિ
saturn in Sanskrit
सौर्य saurya

Synonyms of saturn

  • ♄

Forms of saturn

pluralsaturns

Plural of saturn: saturns

Origin of saturn

From Saturn.

From Old English Sætern, from Latin Sāturnus, probably from Etruscan 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄 (satre), plausibly influenced by Latin satus, past participle of serere (“to sow”).

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Phrases with saturn

Words that rhyme with saturn

Questions about saturn

What does saturn mean?
Saturn means the Southeast Asian butterfly Zeuxidia amethystus, family Nymphalidae.
What is saturn in Hindi?
Saturn in Hindi is शनि. See Saturn meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is saturn?
Saturn can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce saturn?
Saturn is pronounced /ˈsæt.ɚn/ (US).
What is the plural of saturn?
The plural of saturn is saturns.

Words near saturn in the dictionary

  1. Saturdaying
  2. Saturdayish
  3. Saturdayness
  4. Saturdays
  5. saturity
  6. saturn
  7. Saturn peach
  8. Saturn peaches
  9. Saturn return
  10. Saturn returns
  11. Saturn V

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Adapted from Wiktionary: saturn (page history and authors); Saturn (page history and authors); saturn (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); saturn (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); saturn (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Saturn (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Saturn (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); saturn (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); सौर्य (Sanskrit) (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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