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Magdalene
fem. proper name, from Latin
(Maria) Magdalena
, from Greek
Magdalene
, literally "woman of
Magdala
," from Aramaic
Maghdela
, place on the Sea of Galilee, literally "tower." The vernacular form of the name, via French, has come to English as
maudlin
.