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Minerva.

The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving. She is the Roman counterpart of Athena.

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name/mɪˈnɜː.və/Received-Pronunciation/mɪˈnɝ.və/General-American
  1. The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving. She is the Roman counterpart of Athena.

    Roman
  2. 93 Minerva, a main belt asteroid.

  3. Wisdom.

    poetic
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin Minerva.

name
  1. A surname from Italian.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian Minerva.

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