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Etymology
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The Greek letters kappa -rho with an abbreviation stroke at bottom, for Κρόνος ( Krónos ) , the Greek equivalent to the Roman god Saturn. The cross at top was added later, to Christianize the symbol of a pagan god.[1]
Use of ♄ for Saturday, on the left side of the calendar dial of this 13th-century clock tower, just above the zodiac hand. The Saturn symbol before the cross was added
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( astronomy , astrology ) Saturn .
( alchemy , archaic ) lead .
( Can we verify (+ ) this sense?) ( botany , obsolete ) woody perennial plant.
(the orbital period of Saturn is 30 years) [2]
( rare ) Saturday .
Refers to the Latin phrase dies Saturni , which literally means "Saturn 's day". Derived terms
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References
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^ Jones, Alexander (1999) Astronomical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus , →ISBN , pages 62–63
^ J. Lindley (1848) An introduction to botany [1] , volume 2, 4 edition, London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, page 385–386