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Cordelia
Cordelia ♀ Name used by Shakespeare for King Lear's one virtuous daughter. It is not clear where he got it from; it does not seem to have a genuine Celtic origin. It may be a fanciful elaboration of Latin cor ‘heart’ (genitive cordis). It has enjoyed modest favour in recent years.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Cordelia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Cordelia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Cordelia.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Cordelia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Cordelia.html |
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Cordelia
Cordelia in Shakespeare's play, the youngest of the three daughters of King Lear, who is rejected by her father as ungrateful when she refrains from extravagant statements of her love for him, but who unlike her elder sisters is loyal to him; she is seen as a figure of loving duty and self-sacrifice.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Cordelia." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Cordelia." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Cordelia.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Cordelia." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Cordelia.html |
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Cordelia
Cordelia The innermost known satellite of Uranus, distance 49 770 km, orbital period 0.335 days; also known as Uranus VI. Cordelia is 26 km in diameter, and was discovered in 1986 on images from Voyager 2. Cordelia and Ophelia are shepherd moons for the Epsilon ring of Uranus.
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"Cordelia." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cordelia." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Cordelia.html "Cordelia." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Cordelia.html |
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Cordelia
Cordelia (Uranus VI) One of the lesser satellites of Uranus, with a radius of 13km. It was discovered in 1986.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Cordelia." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Cordelia." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Cordelia.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Cordelia." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Cordelia.html |
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Cordelia." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Cordelia." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Cordelia.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Cordelia." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Cordelia.html |
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cordelia
cordelia in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus . |
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"cordelia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cordelia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Cordelia-ast.html "cordelia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Cordelia-ast.html |
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Cordelia
•myalgia, nostalgia
•sporangia
•florilegia, quadriplegia
•Phrygia • Thuringia • loggia • Borgia
•apologia, eulogia
•Perugia
•Czechoslovakia, Slovakia
•Saskia
•clarkia, souvlakia
•rudbeckia
•fakir, Wallachia
•Ischia
•Antalya, espalier, pallia, rallier
•shilly-shallyer • Somalia
•hotelier, Montpellier, sommelier, St Helier
•Australia, azalea, bacchanalia, Castalia, dahlia, echolalia, genitalia, inter alia, Lupercalia, Mahalia, marginalia, paraphernalia, regalia, Saturnalia, Thalia, Westphalia
•Amelia, camellia, Celia, Cordelia, Cornelia, Delia, Elia, epithelia, Karelia, Montpelier, Ophelia, psychedelia
•bougainvillea, Brasília, cilia, conciliar, familiar, haemophilia (US hemophilia), Hillier, juvenilia, memorabilia, necrophilia, paedophilia (US pedophilia), sedilia
•chanticleer
•collier, volleyer
•cochlea • haulier
•Anatolia, magnolia, melancholia, Mongolia
•Apulia, dulia, Julia, peculiar
•nuclear, sub-nuclear, thermonuclear
•buddleia
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"Cordelia." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cordelia." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Cordelia.html "Cordelia." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Cordelia.html |
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