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

Examples of Juno in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web By Raquel Willis April 17, 2024 7:01 AM EDT Elliot Page’s brilliance first struck my high school besties and me with his performance in Juno in 2007. Raquel Willis, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024 The baby was the firstborn of the current calving season, initially spotted with its mother, Juno — listed as #1612 — on Nov. 28. John Deem, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024 McRae had been nominated for nine awards in previous years, but this year marks her first Juno wins, following a breakthrough year in 2023 and the chart success of her sophomore album Think Later. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2024 Elliot Page criticized Canada’s rollback of LGBTQ rights on the stage of the Juno Awards in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Sunday night. Karen Bliss, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024 Also on Sunday night, the Juno Fan Choice award, voted on by ordinary Canadian music lovers, went to Karan Aujla, a Punjabi pop music star. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2024 Read Pitchfork’s review of Remi Wolf’s debut studio LP, Juno. Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2024 In both December 2023 and February 2024, NASA’s Juno spacecraft soared over Jupiter’s moon, Io. Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024 The awards ceremony honoring achievements in LGBTQ representation in media brought together Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Juno Temple, Brendan Hunt, Phil Dunster, Jeremy Swift, Cristo Fernández, Kola Bokinni, Moe Jeudy-Lamour and Billy Harris. Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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