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Deres vs Ceres - What's the difference?

deres | ceres |

As a verb deres

is third-person singular of dere.

As a proper noun Ceres is

the Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.

As a noun ceres is

plural of lang=en.

deres

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dere)
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    dere

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) dere, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Hurt; harm; injury.
  • She did him dere .

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) deren, derien, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (der)
  • To hurt; harm; injure; wound.
  • * c.1390 , Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Squire's Tale’, Canterbury Tales :
  • And of Achilles with his queynte spere, / For he koude with it bothe heele and dere .
  • * :
  • Thenne herd he a voyse say / Galahad I see there enuyronne aboute the so many angels that my power may not dere the /
  • To annoy, trouble, grieve.
  • Derived terms
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    ceres

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (Roman god) The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.
  • (astronomy) A celestial body orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the largest asteroid and innermost dwarf planet; officially called .
  • Synonyms

    * (astronomy)

    Derived terms

    * cereal * cerium * Cererian

    See also

    * * (mythology) (wikipedia "Ceres") * (astronomy)

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