Main Entry: An·drom·e·da

Pronunciation: \an-ˈdrä-mə-də\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Andromedē

Date: 1551

1 : an Ethiopian princess of Greek mythology rescued from a monster by her future husband Perseus
2 [Latin (genitive Andromedae)] : a northern constellation directly south of Cassiopeia between Pegasus and Perseus