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andromedae

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An⋅drom⋅e⋅da

  [an-drom-i-duh]
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–noun, genitive -dae  [-dee] for 2.
1. Classical Mythology. an Ethiopian princess, the daughter of Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, by whom she had been rescued from a sea monster.
2. Astronomy. the Chained Lady, a northern constellation between Pisces and Cassiopeia.
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Word Origin & History

Andromeda 
constellation, 1706, in classical mythology the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, from Gk., lit. "mindful of her husband," from andros, gen. of aner "man" + medesthai "to be mindful of, think on," related to medea (neut. pl.) "counsels, plans, devices, cunning" (and source of the name Medea).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: an·drom·e·da
Pronunciation: an-'dräm-&d-&
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a small genus of lowevergreen boreal or arctic shrubs of the heath family (Ericaceae) having drooping white or pinkish flowers in terminal umbels and including several that are sources of andromedotoxin
2 : any plant of the genus Andromeda
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
Andromeda   (ān-drŏm'ĭ-də)  Pronunciation Key 
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Perseus and Pegasus. It contains a spiral-shaped galaxy that, at a distance of 2.2 million light-years, is the farthest celestial object visible to the naked eye.
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