Selene

[ si-lee-nee ]

/ sɪˈli ni /

noun

the Greek goddess of the moon.Compare Thyone.

Also Se·le·na. a female given name.

Origin of Selene

From the Greek word Selḗnē the moon

Words nearby Selene

selector, selectorate, selegiline hydrochloride, selen-, selenate, Selene, Selenga, selenic, selenic acid, selenide, seleniferous

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Example sentences from the Web for Selene

When Selene re-enters her orb, she will not disquiet herself about the disorders of its interregnum.
Hypolympia|Edmund Gosse
Among the spiders (a numerously represented order) the most notable is a bird-killing species, Selene scomia javanensis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3|Various
The first period of mans life was under the influence of Isis, the moon (Luna, Selene).
A Manual of the Historical Development of Art|G. G. (Gustavus George) Zerffi
Wait till Orion thunders overhead and Selene, crowned with the crescent moon, drives up the zenith in her white-horsed chariot.
Day and Night Stories|Algernon Blackwood

"Let him be," said Selene, as she saw her father about to don the saffron cloak.
The Emperor, Complete|Georg Ebers

British Dictionary definitions for Selene

Selene

/ (sɪˈliːnɪ) /

noun

the Greek goddess of the moonRoman counterpart: Luna

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单词	selene
释义	Selene [ si-lee-nee ] / sɪˈli ni / noun the Greek goddess of the moon.Compare Thyone. Also Se·le·na. a female given name. Origin of Selene From the Greek word Selḗnē the moon Words nearby Selene selector, selectorate, selegiline hydrochloride, selen-, selenate, Selene, Selenga, selenic, selenic acid, selenide, seleniferous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Selene When Selene re-enters her orb, she will not disquiet herself about the disorders of its interregnum. Hypolympia\|Edmund Gosse Among the spiders (a numerously represented order) the most notable is a bird-killing species, Selene scomia javanensis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3\|Various The first period of mans life was under the influence of Isis, the moon (Luna, Selene). A Manual of the Historical Development of Art\|G. G. (Gustavus George) Zerffi Wait till Orion thunders overhead and Selene, crowned with the crescent moon, drives up the zenith in her white-horsed chariot. Day and Night Stories\|Algernon Blackwood "Let him be," said Selene, as she saw her father about to don the saffron cloak. The Emperor, Complete\|Georg Ebers British Dictionary definitions for Selene Selene / (sɪˈliːnɪ) / noun the Greek goddess of the moonRoman counterpart: Luna Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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