perdita

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A woman who has fallen into prostitution.
name
  1. A character in Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale.
  2. A moon of Uranus.
  3. A female given name.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɝdɪtə/ /pɚˈditə/ /ˈpɜːdɪtə/

Word forms

perdita perditas

Etymology

From Latin perdita (“lost woman”).

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