Cassiopeia (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, genitive Cas·si·o·pe·iae [kas-ee-uh-pee-ee] /ˌkæs i əˈpi i/ for 1.
  1. a northern constellation between Cepheus and Perseus.
  2. the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda.
noun
  1. the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
noun Latin genitive Cassiopeiae (ˌkæsɪəˈpiːiː)
  1. a very conspicuous W-shaped constellation near the Pole Star. Cassiopeia A is a very strong radio and X-ray source, identified as the remnant of a supernova thought to have occurred in the late 17th century
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