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 The raw data from Juno takes about 34 light-minutes to reach Earth as a radio transmission. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 Elba, a Golden Globe winner and chairman of the IE7 and The Akuna Group, is joined on the top billing by former Netflix exec and co-founder of Juno Studios, Fiona Lamptey, and Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer, Ghana’s Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024 The two share a daughter, Juno Rose Diana Jackson, who was born in April 2020. Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024 To note, the Hip have only played twice publicly since that final show with Gord Downie: with indie-pop singer Feist at the 2021 Juno Awards, and backing Indigenous singer-songwriter William Prince in 2022 for a tribute to Buffy Sainte-Marie as part of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Juno 

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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 11 Oct. 2024.

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