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Cecilia

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(sə sēl′yə)

noun

a feminine name: dim. Cis, Cissie; var. Cecile, Cecily, Cicely, Sheila

Origin: L Caecilia, fem. of Caecilius; see Cecil

Cecilia, Saint (died 230?); Christian martyr: patron saint of music: her day is Nov. 22

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Christian martyr traditionally regarded as the patron saint of music.

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