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Scheherazade definition

Sche·he·ra·zade (s̸hə her′ə zäd′, -zä′də)

noun

in The Arabian Nights, the Sultan's bride, who saves her life by maintaining the Sultan's interest in the suspenseful tales she tells

Etymology: Ger < Pers Shīrazād

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