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perdita

UK/ˈpɜːdɪtə/US/ˈpɝdɪtə/

perdita noun: a woman who has fallen into prostitution.

Noun

perdita (plural perditas)

  1. (archaic) A woman who has fallen into prostitution.

Proper noun capitalized: Perdita

Perdita

  1. A character in Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale.
  2. A moon of Uranus.
  3. A female given name.

Forms of perdita

pluralperditas

Origin of perdita

Borrowed from Latin perdita (“lost woman”).

Named after the daughter of Leontes and Hermione in William Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale; from Italian perdita (“loss”).

Questions about perdita

What does perdita mean?
Perdita means a woman who has fallen into prostitution.
What part of speech is perdita?
Perdita can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce perdita?
Perdita is pronounced /ˈpɝdɪtə/ (US).
What is the plural of perdita?
The plural of perdita is perditas.

Words near perdita in the dictionary

  1. perdialytic
  2. perdicine
  3. perdie
  4. perdifoil
  5. perdifoils
  6. perdita
  7. perditas
  8. Perditean
  9. perdition
  10. perditionable
  11. perditions

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