Italian

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Venus anadiomene

Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναδυομένη (anaduoménē), participle of ἀναδύομαι (anadúomai, rise up, emerge), from ἀνα- (ana-) + δύομαι (dúomai), middle voice of δύω (dúō).

Adjective

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anadiomene (plural anadiomeni)

  1. an epithet used to describe Venus emerging from the waves
  2. (by extension) thrown-up by the sea