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Cassiopeia definition

Cas·sio·peia (kas′ē ō pē′ə, -pē′yə)

noun

  1. Gr. Myth. the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
  2. a N constellation between Andromeda and Cepheus

Etymology: L < Gr Kassiopeia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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