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- proper noun A female
given name , in quiet use since the Middle Ages.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Octavius, he was himself Octavius, not Octavianus, as his sister was Octavia (so Pliny the Elder writes, "Marcellus _Octavia_" not Octaviana, "sorore Augusti genitus" N.H. XIX.
Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century John Wilson Ross 1852
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Octavia is always insightful and knowledgeable about the stories she reports on.
Iran Nukes…or not? 2009
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The follower from Rome, whom she kick progressing for unwelcome news, right widely separated delicately tells her what she wants to hear: Octavia is short, has a low forehead, is lifeless in speech, as good as worst/best of all, she is thirty!
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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The follower from Rome, whom she kick progressing for unwelcome news, right widely separated delicately tells her what she wants to hear: Octavia is short, has a low forehead, is lifeless in speech, as good as worst/best of all, she is thirty!
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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Octavia is the most natural of the three, a child who understands the politics of recess while being utterly powerless to affect them to her own advantage.
SeeLight: 2007
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Octavia is the most natural of the three, a child who understands the politics of recess while being utterly powerless to affect them to her own advantage.
Leaving Atlanta 2007
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Octavia is clearly Jones 'favorite, a fictional character written into the world Jones actually grew up in.
Leaving Atlanta 2007
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Octavia is clearly Jones 'favorite, a fictional character written into the world Jones actually grew up in.
SeeLight: 2007
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I sensed a deep loneliness in Octavia, but also humor, vast intelligence, and a level of investment in her craft that was simply phenomenal ...
SeeLight: 2006
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I sensed a deep loneliness in Octavia, but also humor, vast intelligence, and a level of investment in her craft that was simply phenomenal ...
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