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Enceladus in American English
a smooth satellite of Saturn having more reflective brightness than any other celestial body in the solar system
noun: a giant with a hundred arms buried under Mount Etna, in Sicily

Enceladus in British English 1
noun: a giant who was punished for his rebellion against the gods by a fatal blow from a stone cast by Athena. He was believed to be buried under Mount Etna in Sicily

Enceladus in British English 2
noun: a very bright satellite of Saturn: diameter 505 km; surface made of ice, with water probably underneath; geologically active, with plumes of water vapour and ice particles venting from the south polar region; discovered by W. Herschel in 1789

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