Dii Majores

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Dii Majores

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From Latin di maiores (literally “greater gods”).

noun Dei Majores · Di Majores · geminatio vocalium

Roman, plural, uncountable The twelve great gods of Roman mythology, namely Juno, Vesta, Minerva, Ceres, Diana, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Vulcan, and Apollo.
plural, uncountable By extension, any illustrious or eminent group of people, not necessarily twelve in number; most frequently applied to writers of literature. the twelve Di Majores of Latin letters

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@misc{dii_majores_2026,
  title = {Dii Majores},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dii%20majores},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}