Io
[,aɪ'o]
Definition
(noun.) the closest of Jupiter's moons; has active volcanoes.
(noun.) (Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer.
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Definition
(n.) An exclamation of joy or triumph; -- often interjectional.
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Definition
n. an exclamation of joy or triumph.
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Examples
- He who has prairie fever once always gets it again, and it sends him off on his travels into the wilds as if he were stung by the gadfly of Io. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Well, really, I quite forget; but the Eparch of Santorin rules over Amorgos, Anapli, Santorin, and Ios. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Editor: Yvonne