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Sinope

 
Dictionary: Si·no·pe   (sə-nō') pronunciation
n.
A satellite of Jupiter.

[Latin Sinōpē, woman said to have been unsuccessfully courted by Zeus, from Greek.]


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


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IN BRIEF: n. - A red ocher formerly used as a pigment.

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