Dictionary
Sche•her•a•za•de
Pronunciation: (shu-her"u-zä'du, -zäd', -hēr"-), [key]—
n.
1. (in
The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) the wife of the sultan of India, who relates such interesting tales nightly that the sultan spares her life.
2. (
italics) a symphonic suite (1888) by Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov.
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