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- proper noun   Sister of Moses andAaron , and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.
- proper noun   A female given name .
Etymologies
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								From Miriam [Footnote: See Barry Cornwall, _Miriam_.] and The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years Elizabeth Atkins 
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								Miriam is kept under lock and key while she recovers, but is furious to find out that the business she set up in world 3 (which is using patents/inventions from our world to make money) is being run by someone else in the Clan. (more …) 
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								He appeals to a medical examiner for help, who inevitably winds up in Miriam's hands, and a pretty boring soft-core lesbian scene ensues. Nick Carr: The Complete New York City Horror Movie Marathon! Nick Carr 2010 
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								He appeals to a medical examiner for help, who inevitably winds up in Miriam's hands, and a pretty boring soft-core lesbian scene ensues. Nick Carr: The Complete New York City Horror Movie Marathon! Nick Carr 2010 
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								He appeals to a medical examiner for help, who inevitably winds up in Miriam's hands, and a pretty boring soft-core lesbian scene ensues. Nick Carr: The Complete New York City Horror Movie Marathon! Nick Carr 2010 
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								He appeals to a medical examiner for help, who inevitably winds up in Miriam's hands, and a pretty boring soft-core lesbian scene ensues. Nick Carr: The Complete New York City Horror Movie Marathon! Nick Carr 2010 
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								My Miriam is a little too young for them just yet. Crinoline Lady Craft 2008 
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								The name Miriam was probably acquired through similarity to three other women mentioned in this composition, all of them victims of wars, all also called Miriam. 
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								Try this: Say the name Miriam and think of one-word descriptions that accurately befit her. A Quartet of disparities: Imelda, Cory, Miriam and Gloria 2009 
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								As Allie plopped down in Miriam's chair, Cathy asked her Now, how do you know Ginny? MORE FROM GINNY BATES: ALLIE AND MARGIE Maggie Jochild 2007 
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