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ceres

/ˈsɪəɹiːz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
Ce-res
IPA
/ˈsɪəɹiːz/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.

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name

A city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.

name

A village south-east of Cupar, eastern Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4011).

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A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia.

noun

plural of cere

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *ḱerēs Proto-Italic *Kerēs Latin Cerēslbor. English Ceres Learned borrowing from Latin Cerēs, goddess of the bounty, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow, to nourish”). More at create.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

cereal Cerean Cererean Cererian cerium

Synonyms

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Rhymes With

series theories queries

Questions

How do you pronounce ceres?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪəɹiːz/.
What does ceres mean?
The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.
Where does ceres come from?
It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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