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Vesta

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Vesta

1
 n
(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
2
 n
the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Vesta
1

n (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia

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Roman deity
a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans
2

n the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered

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asteroid
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
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