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Perdita

Pronunciation: /ˈpɝdɪtə/

The English word “Perdita” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A character in Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale.
  2. A moon of Uranus.

Etymology

Named after the daughter of Leontes and Hermione in William Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale; from Italian perdita (“loss”).

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