vesta

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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noun (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
noun the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered

Named after Vesta, the Roman goddess of fire and the hearth.

He was hardly taller than Vesta. — The Entailed Hat; Or, Patty Cannon's Times, George Alfred Townsend
He had three sisters: Juno, Vesta, and Ceres. — Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes, Charles Madison Curry
"You're the original wise guy, all right," Vesta admitted. — The Real Adventure, Henry Kitchell Webster

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