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Lo·li·ta
/
loʊˈli
tə
/
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[
loh-
lee
-t
uh
]
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–noun
1.
(
italics
)
a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
2.
nymphet
(
def. 2
)
.
3.
Also,
Lo·le·ta.
a female given
name
, form of
Charlotte
or
Dolores.
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sense “nymphet” after the novel's title character
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Lolita
(ˌlɒˈliːtə)
—
n
a sexually precocious young girl
[C20: after the character in Nabokov's novel
Lolita
(1955)]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
Lolita
fem. proper name, dim. of
Lola.
Title and name of character in the 1958 novel by Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) about a precocious schoolgirl seduced by an older man; by 1960 the name was in widespread fig. use.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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LOLITA definition
Language for the On-Line Investigation and Transformation of Abstractions
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010
http://foldoc.org
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