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perdita¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin perdita (“lost woman”).

noun perditas

  1. archaic A woman who has fallen into prostitution.

Perdita²

  • /ˈpɝdɪtə/ US
  • /pɚˈditə/ US
  • /ˈpɜːdɪtə/ UK

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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

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name moon of Uranus

日本語ペルディータ Perudīta

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MLA

"perdita." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perdita. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

perdita. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perdita

Chicago

"perdita." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perdita.

BibTeX
@misc{perdita_2026,
  title = {perdita},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perdita},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}