Cynthia

[ sin-thee-uh ]

/ ˈsɪn θi ə /

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noun

Artemis: so called from her birth on Mt. Cynthus, on Delos.

Literary. the moon, the emblem of Artemis.

a female given name.

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British Dictionary definitions for Cynthia

Cynthia

/ (ˈsɪnθɪə) /

noun

another name for Artemis

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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