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ceresian

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10
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12
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8
Pronunciation
/səˈɹiːzi.ən/

Definition of ceresian

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or relating to the Roman goddess Ceres.
    “The bearers of the mystic cists in the Ceresian and Eleusinian processions were called Cistophori and Canephorae.”
    “I shall want the Olympic twigs, the Pindaric olives, and the germinal sprigs of the Ceres'''-ian Ciros, &c, in the course of my remarks on druidical ceremonies. [italics in original]”
    “Many years ago, a Mr. Torbit brought forward a Ceresian scheme for producing a disease-proof potato.”
    “Some day I hope to hear the Corybantian dances and perhaps the Ceresian music of Eleusia.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or relating to the Roman goddess Ceres.
    “The bearers of the mystic cists in the Ceresian and Eleusinian processions were called Cistophori and Canephorae.”
    “I shall want the Olympic twigs, the Pindaric olives, and the germinal sprigs of the Ceres'''-ian Ciros, &c, in the course of my remarks on druidical ceremonies. [italics in original]”
    “Many years ago, a Mr. Torbit brought forward a Ceresian scheme for producing a disease-proof potato.”
    “Some day I hope to hear the Corybantian dances and perhaps the Ceresian music of Eleusia.”
  2. (not-comparable, rare)Of or relating to the dwarf planet/asteroid Ceres.

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Etymology

From Latin Ceresius (as in Ceresius lacus, Lake Lugano), from Cerēs. Often a nonce coinage for Cererian (vd. 1866).

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