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Penelope definition

Pe·nelo·pe (pə nel′ə pē)

noun

  1. a feminine name: dim. Penny
  2. Gr. Myth. Odysseus's wife, who waits faithfully for his return from the Trojan War

Etymology: L < Gr Pēnelopē

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