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Susanna

[soo-zan-uh]

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noun

a book of the Apocrypha, constituting the 13th chapter of Daniel in the Douay Bible.

Also, Su·san·nah. a female given name: from a hebrew word meaning “lily.”

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Susanna (suːˈzænə)

—n
1.	the wife of Joachim, who was condemned to death for adultery because of a false accusation, but saved by Daniel's sagacity
2.	the book of the Apocrypha containing this story

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Susanna

fem. proper name, from L. Susanna, from Gk. Sousana, from Heb. Shoshannah, lit. "a lily." One of the women that attended Jesus in his journeys.

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