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- proper noun A female
given name , in quiet use mainly in the 18th and 19th century.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Later that evening after the girls had gone to their rooms in Almira's charge, Prudence said to Samuel May,
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"Daphne," "Florindo," "Almira" -- with so much success that in 1707 he made a journey to Italy for further perfecting himself in the Italian style.
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"Almira," Prudence said, "there is a jug of whey in the kitchen."
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'Almira' (1704), we see the Hamburg school at its finest.
The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. J. A. [Commentator] Fuller-Maitland 1892
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Uncle Ezra took Pa in a corner and told him the best thing he could do would be to see 'Almira' and compromise with her, and that made Pa mad, and he was going to hit uncle
The Grocery Man And Peck's Bad Boy Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa, No. 2 - 1883 1878
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It was during his residence in that city that he wrote his first opera, "Almira" (1705).
The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers 1876
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His first opera, "Almira," was revived at Hamburg a few years ago with remarkable effect, and it is not at all unlikely that extracts from many of the other works will eventually find their way into the current repertory of the singer, as many of the arias already have.
A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present 1874
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He carried the rehearsals and the performances through with such spirit that it resulted in his being made assistant director, and two works of his were presently performed -- "Almira" and "Nero."
A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present 1874
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His first operas, "Almira" and "Nero," premiered in 1705 when Handel was only 20 years old.
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a strange ring of regret and longing such as Almira had never listened to.
The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton Wardon Allan Curtis 1903
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