Cressida

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(kres′i də)

noun

Medieval Legend a Trojan woman who is unfaithful to her lover, Troilus

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noun
  1. A Trojan woman in medieval romances who first returns the love of Troilus but later forsakes him for Diomedes.
  2. The satellite of Uranus that is fourth in distance from the planet.
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