Look up: Laura

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   Laura
   Laura is a village in Miami County Ohio, USA
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   Laura
   Lau'ra noun [ Late Latin , from Greek lane, defile, also, a kind of monastery.] (R. C. Ch.) A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior. C. Kingsley.
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   laura
   A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior. ... Origin: LL, fr. Gr. Lane, defile, also, a kind of monastery. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Laura
   | class=`infobox bordered` style=`width: 25em; text-align: left; font-size: 90%;` |- | colspan=`2` style=`text-align:center; font-size: large;` | `Laura` |- ! Gender: | Female |- ! Origin: | Various, from Latin |- ! Meaning: | Various, ``laurel wreth,` `laurel crowned,` `laurel tree,` `sweet bay tree,` `victory,` `chosen,` `famous,` `sweet,` `wonderful,` `winner`` |- | colspan=`2` style=`font-size: smaller;` | {} |} `Laura` is a common given ...
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   Laura
   • (n.) A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.
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   Laura
   (from the article `Marshall Islands`) ...around the beginning of the Christian Era by Micronesians who may have been influenced by early Polynesian (Lapita) culture. Radiocarbon dates ...
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   laura
   (from the article `monasticism`) The lauras (communities of anchorites) of early Christianity in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Greece, and Cyrenaica—perpetuated today in the Mount Athos ...
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   Laura
   (from the article `film noir`) ...detective films such as John Huston`s The Maltese Falcon (1941), Frank Tuttle`s This Gun for Hire (1942), Otto Preminger`s Laura (1944), and ... ...negotiated a deal to be named director as well. The success of the film resulted in a contract as actor, director, and producer—the last one an ... ...
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   Laura
   the beloved of the Italian poet Petrarch and the subject of his love lyrics, written over a period of about 20 years, most of which were included in ... [1 related articles]
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    Laura
    Laura is a Lat In girl name. The meaning of the name is `laurel leaves, honour, fame, spirit ` Where is it used? The name Laura is mainly used In English, Spanish and In Italian.How do they say it elsewhere? Lavra ( In Slovene) Lora ( In German) Lore ( In German) Laure ( In French) Llora ( In Catalan) In combination with other names: In English: Lorr
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    Laura
    Laura, subject of the love poems of Petrarch. She is thought to be Laura de Noves (1308?–1348), wife of Hugo de Sade, but this has not been proved.
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