🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Andrómeda

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Andrómeda pronunciation

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Andromeda/ænˈdrɒmɪdə/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La galaxia de Andrómeda es visible a simple vista."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A princess in Greek mythology who was saved from a sea monster by the hero Perseus.

    "In the myth, Andromeda was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster."
  2. 2

    A spiral galaxy approximately 2.537 million light-years from Earth, also known as M31.

    "The Andromeda Galaxy is on a collision course with the Milky Way."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The name 'Andromeda' originates from Greek mythology, derived from the Greek words 'anēr' meaning 'man' and 'meda' meaning 'ruler'. In mythology, Andromeda was the daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia, and her story has evolved through various cultural interpretations over centuries.

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