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Word: cinderella
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Meaning:
Noun:
- Cinderella
- A small piece of printed paper resembling a postage stamp, but without any postal value.
- attributive neglected and denied resources, as a Cinderella service
- attributive Rising unexpectedly from obscurity to success, as a Cinderella team.
- by analogy A mistreated and impoverished girl.
- philately A stamp or stamp-like label issued for purposes other than postal administration, not issued by a central government, or not listed in most general catalogues.
- disparaging A woman employed to clean, especially to remove ash from stoves and fireplaces.
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Proper noun:
- A popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward, of which there were hundreds of versions before modern times.
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- The main character in this story, a mistreated and impoverished girl. At a royal ball she meets a handsome prince who later identifies her with a dropped article, most commonly a slipper, and removes her from her poverty.
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