saturnian
a . 农神的;土星的
农神的;土星的
Saturnian \
Sa *
tur "
ni *
an \,
a . [
L .
Saturnius .]
1 . (
Roman Myth .)
Of or pertaining to Saturn ,
whose age or reign ,
from the mildness and wisdom of his government ,
is called the golden age .
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2 .
Hence :
Resembling the golden age ;
distinguished for peacefulness ,
happiness ,
contentment .
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Augustus ,
born to bring Saturnian times . --
Pope .
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3 . (
Astron .)
Of or pertaining to the planet Saturn ;
as ,
the Saturnian year .
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{
Saturnian verse } (
Pros .),
a meter employed by early Roman satirists ,
consisting of three iambics and an extra syllable followed by three trochees ,
as in the line : --
Th [
e ^]
qu [=
e ]
en |
w [
a ^]
s [
imac ]
n |
th [
e ^]
k [
imac ]
tch |
[
e ^]
n [=
e ]
at [
i ^]
ng |
br [=
e ]
ad [
a ^]
nd |
h [=
o ]
n [
e ^]
y .
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Saturnian \
Sa *
tur "
ni *
an \,
n . (
Zool .)
Any one of numerous species of large handsome moths belonging to {
Saturnia }
and allied genera .
The luna moth ,
polyphemus ,
and promethea ,
are examples .
They belong to the Silkworn family ,
and some are raised for their silk .
See {
Polyphemus }.
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