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Cressida
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Cres·si·da  (krs-d)
n.
1. A Trojan woman in medieval romances who first returns the love of Troilus but later forsakes him for Diomedes.
2. The satellite of Uranus that is fourth in distance from the planet.

Cressida [ˈkrɛsɪdə], Criseyde, Cressid
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) (in medieval adaptations of the story of Troy) a lady who deserts her Trojan lover Troilus for the Greek Diomedes


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