Titania

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See also: titania

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Etymology

A style of Diana in Ovid, fem. of titanius, from Titan. As faeries were identified with Classical nymphs, the queen of the faeries was equated with Diana.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ti‧ta‧ni‧a
  • Rhymes: -eɪniə (US only)

Proper noun

Titania

  1. Character in Shakespeare's play A Midsummer-Night's Dream, the queen of the fairies.
  2. (astronomy): The largest satellite of the planet Uranus.

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