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 Since then, Cuba has broke off into a solo act with nine albums to his credit, along with a slew of Juno, Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards and nominations. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024 Playland participated in 2022 Gotham Week (formerly IFP) US features in post-production and the American Film Festival Poland’s US in Progress program, and is slated for theatrical release with Juno Films this year. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024 LEGOs in Space For the past eight years, an odd tribute has been circling our solar system’s largest planet: three LEGO figurines representing the Roman god Jupiter (whose Greek equivalent is Zeus), his wife Juno, and Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei. Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2024 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

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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 18 May. 2024.

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