n. The satellite of Jupiter that is closest to the planet. [After Metis, Titaness who was a consort of Zeus (Jupiter), from Greek mētis, wisdom; see mē-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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n. pl. métis(-tēs, -tēz) 1. A person of mixed racial ancestry. 2. often Métis A person of mixed Native American and French Canadian ancestry. [Canadian French, from Old French metis, of mixed race, from Late Latin mixtīcius, mixed; see MESTIZO.] |
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