Definitions
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- proper noun A female
given name .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
Etymologies
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Examples
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I immediately plugged the name Althea Gooding into every search engine I could think of.
Claim to Fame Margaret Peterson Haddix 2009
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I immediately plugged the name Althea Gooding into every search engine I could think of.
Claim to Fame Margaret Peterson Haddix 2009
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I immediately plugged the name Althea Gooding into every search engine I could think of.
Claim to Fame Margaret Peterson Haddix 2009
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Cindy Crawford says that Althea is brave to try all that pleating (nice backhand, CC).
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 12 Recap: Let's Getty It Over With Una LaMarche 2010
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Althea is stressed out but makes time to tell the cameras that Gordana's dress "is not a last challenge dress."
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 12 Recap: Let's Getty It Over With Una LaMarche 2010
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Williams happy to join Althea Gibson in history books
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"No, no, you can never guess, for we called her Althea, after kind Mrs. Goodwin, who nursed me so tenderly, and Emily, for another lady we know" -- and she looked at me with her bright eyes, while an arch smile played over her face.
The Harvest of Years Martha Lewis Beckwith Ewell 1871
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She’s passing off someone else’s work as her own and she said Althea is the copier????
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Tank’s mom has a friend who works at Kenner Regional and, on Tuesday, she calls Althea’s to tell her that the Englishes’ neighborhood is flooded.
Hurricane Season Neal Thompson 2007
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Tank’s mom has a friend who works at Kenner Regional and, on Tuesday, she calls Althea’s to tell her that the Englishes’ neighborhood is flooded.
Hurricane Season Neal Thompson 2007
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