dione

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/daɪˈoʊni/

noun

diketone

OriginEnglish ketone ← German Keton ← Latin di- →
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Meanings

dione1

noundione (plural diones)

plural diones

  1. in compoundssometimeschemistrydiketone

Dione2

proper nounDione (countable and uncountable, plural Diones)

plural Diones

  1. Greekcountableuncountablehuman sciencesMother of Aphrodite, and possibly the same as the goddess Rhea.
  2. countableuncountableastronomyA moon in Jupiter system, Solar System; The fourth largest moon of Saturn.
  3. countableuncountableA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  4. countableuncountableA surname from French

Origin

dione · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. GermanKeton
  8. Englishketone
  9. Englishdione

From di- + -one.

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Dione · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekΔιώνη“of Zeus”
  2. LatinDiōnē“of Jupiter”
  3. EnglishDione

From Latin Diōnē (“of Jupiter”), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, “of Zeus”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Διώνη
  • Διώνη (Diṓnē)mythology
Chinese Mandarin 土衛四 /土卫四
  • 土衛四 /土卫四 (Tǔwèisì)moon of Saturn
Danish Dione
  • Dionemythology
Finnish Dione, Dione
  • Dionemythology
  • Dionemoon of Saturn
French Dioné, Dioné
  • Dionémythology
  • Dionémoon of Saturn
German Dione
  • Dionemoon of Saturn
Italian Dione, Dione
  • Dionemythology
  • Dionemoon of Saturn
Japanese ディオーネー, ディオネ
  • ディオーネー (Diōnē)mythology
  • ディオネmoon of Saturn
Korean 디오네, 디오네
  • 디오네mythology
  • 디오네moon of Saturn
Polish Dione
  • Dionemoon of Saturn
Russian Дио́на, Дио́на
  • Дио́на (Dióna)mythology
  • Дио́на (Dióna)moon of Saturn
  • Дио́на (Dióna)name
Spanish Dione
  • Dionemoon of Saturn

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

inodeDeionDenioDonieEdoni
Cite this entry
APA

dione. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dione

MLA

“dione.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dione. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dione,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dione.

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