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JOVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
Synonyms:
Jove; Jupiter
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Roman deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans)
Domain category:
Roman mythology (the mythology of the ancient Romans)
Instance hyponyms:
Jupiter Fulgur; Jupiter Fulminator; Lightning Hurler; Jupiter Tonans; Thunderer; Jupiter Pluvius; Rain-giver; Best and Greatest; Jupiter Optimus Maximus; Jupiter Fidius; Protector of Boundaries (an epithet for Jupiter)
Context examples:
“By Jove, I told you so!” cried the clerk.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Yes, by Jove, it’s a danger signal.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“By Jove! that’s true,” said the detective.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I was sorry to fire my rifle, but, by Jove! there was no great choice.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
That is a good one, by Jove!
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
By Jove! he continued, flushing up at the sight of the bitter sneer upon the man’s face, it is not part of my duties to my client, but here’s a hunting crop handy, and I think I shall just treat myself to—
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“By Jove, it’s as clear as day!” cried the Colonel.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
By Jove! if it were only so.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
By Jove! he has had a fall.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“By Jove!” said he.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
