Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A spice consisting of equal parts of cinnamon, cloves, and coriander-seeds, with half the quantity of aniseed and fennel-seed, all powdered. It is a favorite condiment with Italians.
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- proper noun A female
given name , regularly used in English since the mid-twentieth century.
Etymologies
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Examples
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He remembered the name Tamara had given him with a certain grimness.
The Hostage Bride Janet Dailey 1981
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He remembered the name Tamara had given him with a certain grimness.
The Hostage Bride Janet Dailey 1981
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He remembered the name Tamara had given him with a certain grimness.
The Hostage Bride Janet Dailey 1981
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Tamara is packed off on the train to her extended family, awaiting her in Finnish exile.
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With all of her strength and will, Tamara is determined to find and rescue her.
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Tamara is going thru her getting old crisis and should leave Gretchen alone and concentrate on her own life.
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With a single motion of his head, while walking, he called Tamara out of the drawing room and vanished with her into her room.
Yama: the pit Bernard Guilbert Guerney 1904
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The absence of baby Kizette in Tamara’s life history, or at least in the one that she fabricated for public consumption, is awkward because it works to unravel the other stories that she built up about herself.
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Andy, who thought he’d come to care for Tamara, is dismayed, since he’s still doing the maintenance and so can’t escape their displays.
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Willie’s sister, Tamara, is still stuck in the holo-world and makes her way to New Cap City, a virtual game world that no one quite knows how to play or what the objective is.
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