amelia
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
Origin of amelia
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a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “industrious.”
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How to use amelia in a sentence
Iggy Azalea was born Amethyst amelia Kelly in New South Wales.
The house decays around amelia and Samuel, their world narrows and becomes mad, undealable with.
amelia says some truly terrible things to Sam, supposedly inhabited by the Babadook but really consumed in grief.
Just as in real life, you can come to live with grief, so amelia and Sam do at the end of the film.
You can accord it a place, and then—hopefully—like amelia and Sam find a way to get on with your life.
This little girl was christened amelia, after her mother, who taught and trained her both wisely and well.
The Childhood of Distinguished Women | Selina A. BowerDuring his absence, his wifes maid introduces the lover into her mistress chamber while amelia sleeps.
The Fatal Dowry | Philip Massingeramelia stabs herself, but the confession of her maid reveals her innocence, and her wound is pronounced not mortal.
The Fatal Dowry | Philip Massingeramelia, at the news of the victory, became still more agitated even than before.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterTo the south was a headland, which our skipper informed us was the north end of amelia Island.
In the Wilds of Florida | W.H.G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for amelia
/ (əˈmiːlɪə) /
pathol the congenital absence of arms or legs
Origin of amelia
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