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Ganymede

ga·ny·mede

UK/ˈɡænɪmiːd/ US/ˈɡænʌˌmid/ rare

noun

1.

the largest of Jupiter''s satellites

Origin

From French Ganymède, from Latin Ganymēdēs, from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “meant to please”), from γάνυμαι (gánumai, “to rejoice, to be glad”) + μήδεα (mḗdea, “thought, intention”). Doublet of catamite.

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