Meaning Of The Word Vesta
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Vesta Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Vesta?
Vesta in American English
the goddess of the hearth, identified with the Greek Hestia noun: the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia vesta in British English noun: a short friction match, usually of wood Vesta in British English 1 noun: the Roman goddess of the hearth and its fire. In her temple a perpetual flame was tended by the vestal virgins Vesta in British English 2 noun: the brightest of the four largest asteroids. Diameter: about 530 km (240 miles) |
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