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Mimantean en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /mɪˈmænti.ən/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās) + -ean.

Meanings

  1. Of or relating to the giant Mimas in Greek mythology
    • Draughts from the fount of Nile [...] or the steep Mimantian height, Snow-capped 1908, Jane Ellen Harrison, “Orphic Mysteries”, in Prolegomena to the study of Greek religion, page 514:
  2. Of or relating to the Saturnian moon named for Mimas
    • a global thermal event early in Mimantian history erased all record of ancient impacts 2011, Paul M. Schenk, “Geology of Mimas?”, in 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference:
    • This is puzzling because Mimas is closer to Saturn than Enceladus, and the Mimantean orbit is much more eccentric (out of round) than the Enceladean orbit. 2008, Samantha Harvey (NASA/JPL), Solar System Exploration, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2009, page Saturn: Moons: Mimas:

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more Mimantean Degree=Cmp lexicographic
Mimantian alternative lexicographic

Mimantean en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /mɪˈmænti.ən/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās) + -ean.

Meanings

  1. An inhabitant of the Saturnian moon Mimas
    • I went back to the grind of reviewing that day's Cassini photographs. Imagine my shock when I noticed that Mimas, one of the inner moons of Saturn, had acquired a concave depression in it since the last fly-by! Of course, I immediately realized that the Mimanteans had constructed a fully armed and operational Death Star! 2010 February 19, Hulles, “Mimas!”, in sardonic postmodern humor:

Forms

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Mimantian alternative lexicographic
Mimanteans Number=Plur lexicographic