Definitions
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- proper noun A variant of
Betty , adiminutive of the femalegiven name Elizabeth .
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Examples
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Bette is still trying to keep Gilgamos alive by spilling her Plutonian secrets to the alien hunter Orian (hunter of aliens or an alien that is a hunter?).
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If that is the case then Balzac (only ever read Cousin Bette – illiterate lout that I am [unreliable narrator?]), must be presenting a code that we have learned to accept as a representation of “normality”, which is not only him (it) deceiving us, but ourselves deceiving ourselves.
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I'm still not feeling brave enough to tackle Balzac but do have Cousin Bette waiting when I have amassed the courage.
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I'm still not feeling brave enough to tackle Balzac but do have Cousin Bette waiting when I have amassed the courage.
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I'm still not feeling brave enough to tackle Balzac but do have Cousin Bette waiting when I have amassed the courage.
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The taller ones-the "Bette" - would be cute for a night out but not for every day.
pretty in the city 2009
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- Balzac, Honore de - Cousin Bette; Eugene Grandet; Pere Goriot
wednesday wishes admin 2009
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- Balzac, Honore de - Cousin Bette; Eugene Grandet; Pere Goriot
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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Her long feud with Bette Davis, cherished by drag performers, was certainly camp (“Bette is a survivor,” said Crawford.
‘I Am Joan Crawford’ 2008
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A rebellious woman who intrigues Bette from the start, she’s one to watch.
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