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Andromeda
 
SYLLABICATION:An·drom·e·da
PRONUNCIATION:  n-drm-d
NOUN:1. Greek Mythology The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, who had rescued her from a sea monster. 2. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere between Lacerta and Perseus and south of Cassiopeia. It contains a large spiral galaxy visible to the naked eye. The spiral is 2.2 million light-years from Earth.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin, from Greek Andromed.
 
 
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