Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name popular in the 1950s and the 1960s.

Etymologies

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A spelling variant of Deborah first used in the 20th century.

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Examples

  • Debra is also founder of one of the earliest book-bloggers 'reading festivals, the quarterly Buy a Friend a Book week.

    March 2009 Maxine 2009

  • Debra is perhaps best known for adopting Twitter on day 1 of the service, and developing TwitterLit and its younger relation Kidderlit, daily games which have featured in the mainstream media (The Guardian newspaper, for example).

    Ada Lovelace Day Maxine 2009

  • Debra is perhaps best known for adopting Twitter on day 1 of the service, and developing TwitterLit and its younger relation Kidderlit, daily games which have featured in the mainstream media (The Guardian newspaper, for example).

    Science Maxine 2009

  • Debra is perhaps best known for adopting Twitter on day 1 of the service, and developing TwitterLit and its younger relation Kidderlit, daily games which have featured in the mainstream media (The Guardian newspaper, for example).

    Ada Lovelace Day Maxine 2009

  • See this sample about coping with Mars time, complete with urine if Debra is reading.

    Weblogs Maxine 2009

  • Debra is also founder of one of the earliest book-bloggers 'reading festivals, the quarterly Buy a Friend a Book week.

    Science Maxine 2009

  • Debra is a local culinary celebrity and has garnered recognition from publications such as Food and Wine Magazine, Nation's Restaurant News and the Wine Spectator.

    Melissa Dobson 2009

  • At the risk of sounding like I'm making a shameless plug, I'm posting a link to the menu of a 5 course dinner that Debra is preparing this Friday at Red Newt.

    When a Song Tastes Like a Riesling. Finger Lakes Riesling. 2009

  • Debra is a local culinary celebrity and has garnered recognition from publications such as Food and Wine Magazine, Nation's Restaurant News and the Wine Spectator.

    Finger Lakes Dines 2009

  • Debra is also founder of one of the earliest book-bloggers 'reading festivals, the quarterly Buy a Friend a Book week.

    Ada Lovelace Day Maxine 2009

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