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  • proper noun A female given name, a twentieth century variant of Diana, sometimes also seen as a feminine form of Dean.

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Examples

  • But the book isn't told just by what Deanna is or isn't thinking; I like how Zarr uses actions to show that internal process, whether it's Deanna's new job (where Tommy works), Lee and Jason dating, or Deanna believing that she can start a new life by moving in with Darren, his girlfriend and their daughter.

    Story Of A Girl 2006

  • Deanna is in a family that is unable to communicate or express themselves; her father has barely spoken to her since that one awful moment.

    Story Of A Girl 2006

  • But the book isn't told just by what Deanna is or isn't thinking; I like how Zarr uses actions to show that internal process, whether it's Deanna's new job (where Tommy works), Lee and Jason dating, or Deanna believing that she can start a new life by moving in with Darren, his girlfriend and their daughter.

    Archive 2006-10-01 2006

  • Deanna is in a family that is unable to communicate or express themselves; her father has barely spoken to her since that one awful moment.

    Archive 2006-10-01 2006

  • Three years later, Deanna is still defined by that moment, in her father's eyes, by the school gossip and in her own eyes.

    Story Of A Girl 2006

  • Three years later, Deanna is still defined by that moment, in her father's eyes, by the school gossip and in her own eyes.

    Archive 2006-10-01 2006

  • After a few informative minutes, he called Deanna Troi.

    DEBTOR'S PLANET W.R. THOMPSON 2000

  • I know that I should call Deanna, though she can probably guess what happened already.

    THE EXILE OF GIGI LANE Adrienne Maria Vrettos 2010

  • I know that I should call Deanna, though she can probably guess what happened already.

    THE EXILE OF GIGI LANE Adrienne Maria Vrettos 2010

  • It's time to call Deanna, and to try and persuade her to get married.

    Archive 2009-04-01 2009

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