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CASSANDRA
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• CASSANDRA (noun)
The noun CASSANDRA has 1 sense:
1. (Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
Familiarity information: CASSANDRA used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
prophetess (a woman prophet)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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