Definition of Ceres
1 : the Roman goddess of agriculture — compare demeter
2 : a dwarf planet that orbits within the asteroid belt with a mean distance from the sun of 2.7 astronomical units (260 million miles) and a diameter of 590 miles (950 kilometers)
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Origin and Etymology of ceres
Latin
Ceres
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geographical name
Ce·res
\ˈsir-(ˌ)ēz\
Definition of Ceres
city in central California southeast of Modesto population 45,417
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