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Artemis.

The Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness; the daughter of Leto and Zeus; the sister of Apollo.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɑː.tə.mɪs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑɹ.tə.mɪs/Canada, General-American/ˈɒɹ.tə.mɪs/Canada, General-American, also/ˈɐː.tə.mɪs/Australia
  1. The Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness; the daughter of Leto and Zeus; the sister of Apollo.

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  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Artemios.

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  3. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

    rare
  4. The main-belt asteroid 105 Artemis, discovered in 1868.

  5. A United States space program, and the associated vehicles, used for human travel to the Moon in the 2020s. (See Artemis program on Wikipedia.)

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ρτεμις (Ắrtemis). Further etymology is uncertain.

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