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- proper noun A female
given name , variant ofLauretta , Italian diminutive ofLaura ; or a form of Loreto.
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Examples
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Loretta is a serial truant who skulks behind a curtain of hair.
Tonight's TV highlights Will Hodgkinson 2010
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Loretta is coming off a season in which he collected 208 hits and finished third in the National League with a .335 batting average.
USATODAY.com 2005
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IF Mark Loretta is out with pneumonia, but he and his wife, Hilary, were able to celebrate the birth of their first child, Frank Morris.
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Mark Loretta is hitting .404 since joining the Astros on Aug. 31 in a trade with the Brewers ...
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Loretta is a solid middle infielder but had some trouble at third base last season.
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Chatter: Infielder Mark Loretta is hitting .404 since joining the Astros on Aug. 31 in a trade with Milwaukee.
USATODAY.com - Young pitchers will keep Astros from falling 2002
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When we each had a couple of chapters, I called Loretta Barrett, who had been my editor at Doubleday on the last book.
Here We Go Again Betty White 1995
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I hear that the girl Loretta is suspected of knowing more about this unfortunate tragedy than she is willing to impart.
The Filigree Ball 1903
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But she was a woman and could not help glancing back, and, meeting my dubious look, she broke into an arch smile and naïvely added this remark: Loretta is a busybody ashamed of her own curiosity.
The Filigree Ball 1903
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Loretta is in that box, and being more than a little scared of the police, was glad to let her anxiety and her fears overflow into a sympathizing ear.
The Filigree Ball 1903
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