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Definition of: Scheherezade
(shə·her′ə·zä′də, -zäd′)
In the Arabian Nights, the bride of a sultan who had sworn to kill each of his wives after her wedding night. Scheherezade tricked the sultan into sparing her life by telling him an exciting story each night, not revealing the ending until the following day. Also Sche·her′a·za′de.
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