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Dione

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /daɪˈoʊni/
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  • CMU ARPABET: D IY1 AA0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Mother of Aphrodite, and possibly the same as the goddess Rhea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Greek, countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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2

name

Meaning 2

A moon in Jupiter system, Solar System; The fourth largest moon of Saturn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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3

name

Meaning 3

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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4

name

Meaning 4

A surname from French

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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5

noun

Meaning 5

diketone

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-compounds, sometimes

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin Diōnē (“of Jupiter”), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, “of Zeus”).

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English dione From di- + -one.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Դիոնե — mythology
  • Danish: Dione — mythology
  • Finnish: Dione — mythology
  • French: Dioné — mythology
  • Ancient Greek: Διώνη (Diṓnē) — mythology
  • Inuktitut: ᑎᐆᓂ (tiooni) — mythology
  • Italian: Dione — mythology
  • Japanese: ディオーネー (Diōnē) — mythology
  • Korean: 디오네 — mythology
  • Russian: Дио́на (Dióna) — mythology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 土衛四 /土卫四 (Tǔwèisì) — moon of Saturn
  • Finnish: Dione — moon of Saturn
  • French: Dioné — moon of Saturn
  • German: Dione — moon of Saturn
  • Italian: Dione — moon of Saturn
  • Japanese: ディオネ — moon of Saturn
  • Korean: 디오네 — moon of Saturn
  • Polish: Dione — moon of Saturn
  • Russian: Дио́на (Dióna) — moon of Saturn
  • Spanish: Dione — moon of Saturn
  • Russian: Дио́на (Dióna) — name