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♄ U+2644, ♄
SATURN
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[U+2643] 		Miscellaneous Symbols ♅ →
[U+2645]

Translingual

Etymology

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]

Symbol

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  1. (astronomy, astrology) Saturn
  2. (alchemy) (archaic) lead
  3. (botany) (obsolete) woody perennial plant (the orbital period of Saturn is 30 years)[2]
  4. (rare) Saturday (refers to the Latin phrase dies Saturni, which literally means "Saturn's day")

Derived terms
  1. 🜪 lead ore
Planetary symbols
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References
  1. Jones, Alexander (1999) Astronomical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus, →ISBN, pages 62–63
  2. J. Lindley (1848) An introduction to botany‎, volume 2, 4 edition, London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, page 385–386
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