Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of moths, of the family Yponomeutidæ.
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- proper noun A female
given name .
Etymologies
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Examples
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You mean she's had a note with the word Adela on it the whole time and she's too stupid to Google it?
Ask Matt: Crime-Show Upheavals, Dancing and Killing and More! 2011
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You mean she's had a note with the word Adela on it the whole time and she's too stupid to Google it?
Ask Matt: Crime-Show Upheavals, Dancing and Killing and More! 2011
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You mean she's had a note with the word Adela on it the whole time and she's too stupid to Google it?
Ask Matt: Crime-Show Upheavals, Dancing and Killing and More! 2011
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I wish you to give me your word Adela may live here with you for as long as she wants, and that you’ll not force a marriage on her, no matter what the circumstances.
Honor’s Splendour Julie Garwood 1987
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Some pozole recipes call for cooking the corn and the meat separately; however, I prefer the method presented in Adela Fernandez 'La Tradicional Cocina Mexicana.
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Some pozole recipes call for cooking the corn and the meat separately; however, I prefer the method presented in Adela Fernandez 'La Tradicional Cocina Mexicana.
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Some pozole recipes call for cooking the corn and the meat separately; however, I prefer the method presented in Adela Fernandez 'La Tradicional Cocina Mexicana.
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‘The girl that was stabbed to death in Loma Grande was called Adela, not Gabriela.’
A Sweet Scent of Death Guillermo Arriaga 2002
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‘The girl that was stabbed to death in Loma Grande was called Adela, not Gabriela.’
A Sweet Scent of Death Guillermo Arriaga 2002
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"She said she believed that Adela -- she called her Adela -- that Adela took the loss of her jewels as a punishment for her sins."
December Love Robert Smythe Hichens 1907
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