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Meaning of CUPID

Pronunciation:  'kyoopid

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
 
 Synonyms: Amor
 
 See Also: Roman deity

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cu"pid\ (k?"p?d), n . [L. Cupido, fr. cupido desire,
desire of love, fr. cupidus. See {Cupidity}.] (Rom. Myth.)
The god of love, son of Venus; usually represented as a
naked, winged boy with bow and arrow.

      Pretty dimpled boys, like smiling cupids. --Shak.

 
Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

A graphic query language.

["CUPID: A Graphic Oriented Facility for Support of Nonprogrammer Interactions with a Database", N. McDonald, PhD Thesis, CS Dept, UC Berkeley 1975].

 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Seeing cupid in your dream, represents a love relationship in your waking life. Its appearance in your dream may mean that you need to take a risk in love.
 
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