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Andromeda definition

An·drom·eda (an dräm′ə də)

noun

  1. Gr. Myth. an Ethiopian princess whom Perseus rescues from a sea monster and then marries
  2. Astron. a N constellation between Cassiopeia and Pisces containing the nearest spiral galaxy (Andromeda Galaxy) which is just visible to the naked eye
  3. any of several species of two genera (Andromeda and Pieris) of evergreen shrubs of the heath family

Etymology: L < Gr Andromedē

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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