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Cassini

American  
[kuh-see-nee, kah-] / kəˈsi ni, kɑ- /

noun

  1. Oleg Oleg Cassini-Loiewski, 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.

  2. a walled plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 36 miles (56 km) in diameter.

  3. Geometry. oval of Cassini.


Cassini British  
/ kæˈsiːnɪ /

noun

  1. Giovanni Domenico. 1625–1712, French astronomer, born in Italy. He discovered (1675) Cassini's division , the gap that divides Saturn's rings into two parts, and four of Saturn's moons

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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About 40 miles away in Tavistock, Francesca Cassini, 70, and her group of friends, aged between 50 and 85, are meeting to discuss their own project aimed at growing old together in co-housing.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Cassini says: "I would like to live in a place where someone will notice if they haven't seen me for 24 hours and do something about it."

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Cassini says funding the project will be a challenge and they are looking to pursue an investor model to provide low-rent properties.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Earlier interpretations of data from NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn led scientists to propose a deep ocean of liquid water hidden beneath Titan's ice.

From Science Daily Dec. 20, 2025

Joe Cassini was checking the sanding job on the bridge railing when the first peal of thunder rumbled.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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