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andromeda

an·drom·e·da
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-drom-i-duh]
    • /ænˈdrɒm ɪ də/
    • /æn.ˈdrɒ.mɪ.də/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-drom-i-duh]
    • /ænˈdrɒm ɪ də/

Definitions of andromeda word

  • noun andromeda the daughter of Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, who saved her from a sea monster 3
  • noun andromeda a constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Cassiopeia and Pegasus, the three brightest stars being of the second magnitude. It contains the Andromeda Galaxy a spiral galaxy 2.2 million light years away 3
  • noun andromeda an Ethiopian princess whom Perseus rescues from a sea monster and then marries 3
  • noun andromeda a N constellation between Cassiopeia and Pisces containing the nearest spiral galaxy (Andromeda Galaxy) which is just visible to the naked eye 3
  • noun andromeda any of several species of two genera (Andromeda and Pieris) of evergreen shrubs of the heath family 3
  • noun andromeda Japanese andromeda. 1
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andromeda popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • japanese andromeda

    an Asian evergreen shrub, Pieris japonica, of the heath family, having broad, glossy leaves and drooping clusters of whitish blossoms.

  • privet andromeda

    a spreading shrub, Lyonia ligustrina, of the eastern U.S., having leafless, white flowers in terminal clusters.

  • andromeda galaxy

    a spiral galaxy, appearing to the naked eye as a fuzzy oval patch in the constellation Andromeda; it is a close neighbor to our own galaxy.

  • andromeda strain

    a hypothetical microorganism, as might be developed from biological research, that if released would uncontrollably kill living things on earth

  • bog rosemary

    any of several species (genus Andromeda) of evergreen shrubs of the heath family, native to cold bogs of North America and Europe, with pink flowers and narrow leaves
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