Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Roman mythology, the goddess who presided over childbirth, considered as a daughter of Jupiter and Juno, but frequently confused with Juno or with Diana. She corresponded more or less closely to the Greek goddes Eileithyia.
- noun [N.L.] In zoology
- noun The typical genus of Lucinidæ, having both lateral and cardinal teeth.
- noun A genus of flies of the family Sciomyzidœ, containing two large gray European species resembling members of the genus Scatophaga.
- noun A genus of orthopterous insects.
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Examples
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A pious lady called Lucina, admonished by the martyr in a vision, got it privately removed, and buried it in the catacombs, [3] at the entrance of the cemetery of Calixtus.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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Von Siebold in his "Lucina" has recorded a fetus which weighed 22 1/2 pounds.
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Though her name appears to contain the same stem (_iu_) as 'Jupiter,' and her epithet 'Lucina' the stem
Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877
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[Footnote 1: Diana, also called Lucina, for the reason given in the text.
The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 Jonathan Swift 1706
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It is stories like Lucina's that motivate me to keep fighting for youth violence prevention legislation.
World Vision: At-Risk Teens Arrive in Washington to Ensure Congress Doesn't Cut Youth Programs World Vision 2011
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One student, Lucina Kayee from the Twin Cities, grew up in West Africa and witnessed her brother as he was taken away to become a child soldier.
World Vision: At-Risk Teens Arrive in Washington to Ensure Congress Doesn't Cut Youth Programs World Vision 2011
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It is stories like Lucina's that motivate me to keep fighting for youth violence prevention legislation.
World Vision: At-Risk Teens Arrive in Washington to Ensure Congress Doesn't Cut Youth Programs World Vision 2011
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One student, Lucina Kayee from the Twin Cities, grew up in West Africa and witnessed her brother as he was taken away to become a child soldier.
World Vision: At-Risk Teens Arrive in Washington to Ensure Congress Doesn't Cut Youth Programs World Vision 2011
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They've started growing nitrogen-fixing trees, including Lucina to help restore soils, as well other trees, such as the so-called "green gold of Ghana," moringa.
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Señor Fajardo gives me the name and phone number of one Lucina Kathmann, the current president of the local PEN chapter.
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