Desdemona

 [dez-duh-moh-nuh]  

Des·de·mo·na

   [dez-duh-moh-nuh]
noun
(in Shakespeare's Othello) Othello's wife, murdered by her husband as a result of jealousy instilled by Iago.
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Desdemona

wife of the Moor Othello in Shakespeare's Othello

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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