ceres
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 5
/ˈsɪəɹiːz/
Definition of ceres
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- (Roman)The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.
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name
- (Roman)The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.
- An asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the innermost dwarf planet; officially called (1) Ceres.
- A city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
- A village south-east of Cupar, eastern Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4011).
- A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Cerēs, goddess of the bounty, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow, to nourish”). More at create.
Words you can make from ceres
19 playable · top: SCREE (7 pts)
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