Definitions for janusˈdʒeɪ nəs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Ja•nusˈdʒeɪ nəs(n.)

  1. a Roman god of doorways and beginnings, usu. represented as having a head with two faces looking in opposite directions.

    Category: Mythology

Origin of Janus:

< L, special use of jānus doorway, archway, arcade

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Janus(noun)

    (Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head

Wiktionary

  1. Janus(ProperNoun)

    The god of gates and doorways; having two faces looking in opposite directions.

  2. Janus(ProperNoun)

    A moon of Saturn.

  3. Origin: From Ianus.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Janus(noun)

    a Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite directions. Numa is said to have dedicated to Janus the covered passage at Rome, near the Forum, which is usually called the Temple of Janus. This passage was open in war and closed in peace


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