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Definition of Cassandra noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cassandra

noun
 
/kəˈsændrə/
 
/kəˈsændrə/
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  1. a person who predicts that something bad will happen, especially a person who is not believed
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  2.  
    /kəˈsɑːndrə/,
     
    /kəˈsændrə/
     
    /kəˈsændrə/
    (short forms Cassie, Sandra, Sandy)
    a first name for girls
    3. Word OriginFrom the name of a princess in ancient Greek stories to whom Apollo gave the ability to predict the future. After she tricked him, he stopped people believing her.
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