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Venus
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Ve·nus
/ ˈvēnəs/
1.
Roman Mythol.
a goddess, worshiped as the goddess of love in classical Rome though apparently a spirit of kitchen gardens in earlier times. Greek equivalent Aphrodite.
∎ [as n.] (a Venus) chiefly poetic/lit.
a beautiful woman.
2.
Astron.
the second planet from the sun in the solar system, the brightest celestial object after the sun and moon and frequently appearing in the twilight sky as the evening or morning star.
3.
(also venus, Venus shell, or Venus clam)
a burrowing marine bivalve mollusk (Venus, Venerupis, and other genera, family Veneridae) with clearly defined growth lines on the shell.
DERIVATIVES:
Ve·nu·si·an
/ vəˈn(y)oōsh(ē)ən; -zhən; -sēən/ adj. & n.
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Venus express: a European spacecraft arrives this month to study our sister planet's runaway greenhouse effect.(EARTH)
Magazine article from: Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication; 4/7/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...astronauts to a closer but weirder planet--Venus--will probably take longer. The...unmanned craft, and this month, the Venus Express, built by the European Space Agency, will arrive in orbit around Venus. Venus Express will use its seven scientific...
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Venus makes history: First Black woman to win Wimbledon since Althea Gibson
Newspaper article from: Chicago Defender; 7/10/2000; ; 700+ words
; Venus makes history: First Black woman to win...at Wimbledon Saturday when 20-year-old Venus Williams became the first Black woman to...watching when Serena won the U.S. Open," Venus said of Gibson after defeating Lindsay Davenport...
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Venus and Mariah Carey Auction Autographed Legs.
PR Newswire; 2/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...giving the gift of gorgeous legs? Today, Venus announced that it will partner with Mariah...2006, Carey was honored as the first ever Venus "Celebrity Legs of a Goddess" at a Radio...event marked the beginning of the 2006 Venus "Legs of a Goddess" contest -- an annual...
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Venus Introduces Smooth Shaving Solutions.
Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly; 3/12/2009; 700+ words
; Venus(R) [PG], the number one selling female shaving...advanced five-bladed female shaving system, Venus Embrace(R). Regardless of your shaving routine or personal preference, Venus now has something for everyone. In addition to...
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Venus and Serena Williams: Queens of women's tennis
Newspaper article from: Westside Gazette; 2/17/2005; 696 words
; Venus and Serena Williams have gone from knocking ratty, old balls...getting knocked out of the quarterfinals at the 2004 French Open. Venus and Serena Williams - Growing Up Venus and her younger sister, Serena (who is 18 months younger...
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Venus Swimwear, Inc. Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against Pacific Sunwear.
PR Newswire; 6/19/2001; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, June 13, 2001, Venus Swimwear, Inc., a Jacksonville-based international...The lawsuit charges PacSun with wrongful use of Venus' registered trademarks, which Venus has used for fourteen years. Venus registered...
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Venus goes for No. 1: superstar and her supersister dazzle tennis world.(the tennis champion Venus Williams competes for top)
Magazine article from: Ebony; 8/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Superstar and her supersister dazzle tennis world WHEN Venus Williams won the coveted Lipton Invitational earlier...tennis insiders--many of whom have followed Venus since she was 7--say that when Venus is at the top of her game, she is the best player...
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`Venus' hardly attracts.(Metropolitan Times)(Arts And Entertainment)(Theater)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 3/11/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...in one of her recent essays, then her "Venus," now at the Studio Theatre's SecondStage...quickly unveils the main attraction: the Venus Hottentot, an African woman exhibited...ladders. Specifically, the attraction is Venus' dramatically large posterior. The play...
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Venus and Serena set up all-Williams Wimbledon final
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 7/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Defending champion and four-time winner Venus beat Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (3...going for her ninth Grand Slam title; Venus her seventh. It's definitely been a...good. This is a new start for us. Said Venus: It's every Williams for themself...
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Venus and Serena Williams reach Wimbledon final
News Wire article from: AP Online; 7/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Defending champion and four-time winner Venus beat Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (3...going for her ninth Grand Slam title; Venus her seventh. It's definitely been a...good. This is a new start for us. Said Venus: It's every Williams for themself...
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Venus
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Venus Venus is the second planet from the sun and is in some superficial geological...features, however, it is quite different. Next to the sun and the moon, Venus can be the brightest object in the sky. At its most brilliant, Venus is...
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Williams, Venus
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
Venus Williams 1980- American tennis player V...country clubs or expensive tennis academies. Venus and younger sister Serena Williams practiced...quickly advanced to amateur competition. When Venus made her professional debut in October 1994...
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Pioneer Venus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
Pioneer Venus Two NASA space probes to Venus. Pioneer Venus 1 (also known as Pioneer Venus orbiter) went into orbit around Venus, photographing the planet's clouds and mapping its surface by radar. Pioneer Venus 2 (also known as the multiprobe...
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Williams, Venus, 1980- and Williams, Serena 1981-
Book article from: American Decades
Venus Williams Serena Williams 1980-AND 1981...youth, only nineteen at the end of 1999, Venus Williams had been a high profile tennis player...an award-winning article, "On Planet Venus," written by Linda Robertson in 1997...
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Williams, Venus 1980–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
Venus Williams 1980– Professional tennis...Media A Force To Be Reckoned Sources When Venus Williams made her debut in professional women...tennis as youngsters, but the two youngest, Venus and Serena, were outstanding players from...
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