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The son of Zeus and Leto (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis (or Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek, Roman
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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The planet Mercury, when observed as a Morning Star.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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name
Short for 1862 Apollo, an Apollo asteroid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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name
A United States space program, and the vehicles it created, used for human travel to the moon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: NASA, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science
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name
Apollo Theatre, a music hall in New York City associated with African-American performers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: with-definite-article
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name
A male given name.
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name
A placename.
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Apollo (“a very handsome young man”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Apollo (“any of several papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius, especially Parnassius apollo of Eurasia (also known as the mountain apollo)”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
Any of several papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius, especially Parnassius apollo of Eurasia (also known as the mountain apollo).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
A very handsome young man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Africa, West, uncountable
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noun
An asteroid possessing an orbit that crosses the orbit of the Earth and an orbital period of over one year, with semimajor axes greater than 1 AU, and perihelion distances less than 1.017 AU.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo
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Broader terms: Greek deity
Narrower terms: Pythius
History
From Latin Apollō, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).
From Apollo.
From the object 1862 Apollo.
Across languages
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