{Medicean planets} (Astron.), a name given by Galileo to the satellites of Jupiter. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Medicean — Med i*ce an, prop. a. Of or relating to the Medici, a noted Italian family; as, the Medicean Venus. [1913 Webster] {Medicean planets} (Astron.), a name given by Galileo to the satellites of Jupiter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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