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Definition of: Cecilia
(si·sil′ē·ə, -sil′yə; Ital. chā·chēl′yä; Pg. sā·sēl′yə; Sp. thā·thēl′yä)
A feminine personal name. Also Cec·i·ly (ses′ə·lē), Fr. Cé·cile (sā·sēl′). [<L. See CECIL]
—Cecilia, Saint,
died 230?, a Roman virgin who professed Christianity and suffered martyrdom in Sicily; patroness of music; her day is Nov. 22.
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