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English

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Etymology

From #Latin|aegis, from .

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈiːdʒɪs/

Noun

  1. A mythological shield associated with Zeus and Athena shown as a short cloak consisting of a goatskin. The aegis of Athena is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center. The aegis is more an emblem of protection and power than an actual military shield.
  2. Protection, guidance. Usually used as ‘under the aegis’ because of its origin as protection of the shield of Athena.


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de:aegis et:aegis io:aegis fi:aegis ta:aegis vi:aegis tr:aegis zh:aegis

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English aegis \ae"gis\ ([=e]"j[i^]s), n. [L. aegis, fr. Gr. a'igi`s a
goat skin, a shield, a'i`x goat, or fr. 'ai`:ssw to rush.]
A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the
shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A
shield; a protection.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet aegis
n 1: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held
under the auspices of the city council" [syn: auspices,
protection]
2: armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a
cuirass [syn: breastplate, egis]
Moby Dictionary
abetment , advocacy , arm guard , armament , armor , auspices , backing ,
backstop , bard , beaver , brassard , breastplate , buckler , buffer ,
bulletproof vest , bulwark , bumper , care , championship , charity ,
coif , contraceptive , copyright , corselet , countenance ,
crash helmet , cuirass , cushion , dashboard , dodger , encouragement ,
face mask , favor , fender , finger guard , foot guard , fosterage ,
fuse , gas mask , gauntlet , goggles , goodwill , governor , guard ,
guardrail , guidance , habergeon , hand guard , handrail , hard hat ,
hauberk , headpiece , helm , helmet , insulation , interest , interlock ,
jamb , knee guard , knuckle guard , laminated glass , life preserver ,
lifeline , lightning conductor , lightning rod , lorica , mail , mask ,
mudguard , nasal , nose guard , pad , padding , palladium , patent ,
patronage , pilot , plate , preventive , prophylactic , protection ,
protective clothing , protective umbrella , rondel , safeguard ,
safety , safety glass , safety plug , safety rail , safety shoes ,
safety switch , safety valve , screen , seat belt , seconding ,
security , shield , shin guard , sponsorship , sun helmet , sympathy ,
tutelage , umbrella , visor , ward , windscreen , windshield


AEGIS Advanced Electronic Guidance and Instrumentation System
FOLDOC Aegis

A CASE tool for project change
management, from the GNU project.

(1995-03-27)


FOLDOC AEGIS

A Unix variant that was used on Apollo
workstations before Apollo was bought by Hewlett Packard.
AEGIS has some advantages over standard BSD or System V
Unix. It includes faster file access and a richer command
set; there are commands to find out which process is running
on a particular node, which process is locking a particular
file, etc.

(1997-02-25)


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