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Ananke

 
Dictionary: An·an·ke   (ə-năng'kē, ə-năn'-) pronunciation

n.
A satellite of Jupiter.

[Greek Anankē, mother of Adrasteia, distributor of rewards and punishments, by Jupiter, from anankē, necessity.]


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Ananke (ənăng'), in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter.


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