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Urania

noun Ura·nia \yu̇-ˈrā-nē-ə, -nyə\

Definition of URANIA

:  the Greek Muse of astronomy
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Origin of URANIA

Latin, from Greek Ourania

Rhymes with URANIA

gazania, Germania, Hispania, Hyrcania, Tasmania, titania

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