Celeste Definition & Meaning

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Celeste American [suh-lest] / səˈlɛst /

noun

1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “heavenly.”

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"The WMO community will be carefully monitoring conditions in the coming months to inform decision-making," said Celeste Saulo, who heads the UN's weather and climate agency.

From Barron's

Arlene's empty bungalow in Elgin, in the north of Scotland, was compared to the Mary Celeste.

From BBC

Since then, numerous other witnesses have been called into the grand jury room to testify in the investigation into Celeste’s death.

From Los Angeles Times

The grand jury investigation of Celeste’s death was first exposed when a grand jury case number was included in that court order.

From Los Angeles Times

When a mid-concert split happens that forces the band’s two co-leaders — Herstand as Copper Jones and Celeste Butler Clayton as Ursa Major — to bolt from the stage, the audience immediately knew to follow them into the other room, even as the backing band played on.

From Los Angeles Times

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