Juno

noun

Ju·​no ˈjü-(ˌ)nō How to pronounce Juno (audio)
: the wife of Jupiter, queen of heaven, and goddess of light, birth, women, and marriage compare hera

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At the time of the settlement, the two were unable to agree on where Juno would go to school. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 June 2025 Manning Walker is exec producing, directing and co-writing Major Players with Yasmin Joseph, who wrote on Disney+’s A Thousand Blows and A24-Apple’s upcoming Husbands starring Juno Temple. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 June 2025 Ornate peacocks with blue, green and purple enamel with diamond accents are flanked on either side of the Juno figure. Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 So would the New Horizons mission, which is exploring the outer solar system after acing its Pluto flyby in July 2015, and Juno, a probe that has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016. Mike Wall, Space.com, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Juno

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Juno was before the 12th century

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“Juno.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Juno. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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