| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Dione |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Di·o·ne |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  d -  n |
| NOUN: | 1. Greek Mythology The mother of Aphrodite by Zeus. 2. The satellite of Saturn that is ninth in distance from the planet. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek Din, from Zeus, Di-, Zeus. See dyeu- in Appendix I.
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