Neptunian

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English

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Pronunciation

A statue of Neptune and Triton (Template:Circa2) by Template:W.Template:Refn One of the senses of the word Neptunian is “of or pertaining to Neptune, the Roman god of fresh water and the sea(etymology 1, adjective sense 1).

Etymology 1

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Adjective

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  1. Template:Senseid Template:Lb Of or pertaining to Neptune, the Roman god of fresh water and the sea, the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon.
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  2. Template:Lb Of or pertaining to water or the sea.
  3. Template:Lb Formed by the action of water.
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  4. Template:Lb Of, pertaining to, or supporting Template:L.
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Noun

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  1. Template:Lb A sailor.
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  2. Template:Lb A proponent of Neptunism.
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Etymology 2

The planet Neptune photographed in 1989 by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s space probe Template:W. The word Neptunian also means “of or pertaining to the planet” (etymology 2, adjective sense 2) as well as “an (imaginary) inhabitant of the planet” (noun sense 2).

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  1. Template:Lb Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Neptune.
  2. Template:Lb Of or pertaining to the planet Neptune.
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Noun

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  1. Template:Lb A person under the astrological influence of the planet Neptune.
  2. Template:Lb An (imaginary) inhabitant of the planet Neptune.
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