Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An ancient region of central Greece. It was the traditional homeland of the Dorians.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of the family Dorididæ, or sea-lemons, containing such species as D. tuberculata, D. johnstoni, and D. coccinea. Argo is a synonym.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of branchiæ on the back.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Cockney rhyming slang
gay - proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Dorididae —sea slugs , specifically,dorid nudibranchs . - proper noun Greek mythology The daughter of
Oceanus , wife of Nereus and mother of fifty sea-nymphs ornereids . - proper noun A female
given name , taken to regular use in the end of the 19th century. - proper noun UK, slang One's
girl friend ,wife orsignificant other .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
- noun a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken
Etymologies
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Examples
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“And that dress that the two of you picked out, you did so because you both thought it made you look sexy, I think ‘hot’ was the word Doris used, correct?”
Raw Law Esq Muhammad Ibn Bashir 2010
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“And that dress that the two of you picked out, you did so because you both thought it made you look sexy, I think ‘hot’ was the word Doris used, correct?”
Raw Law Esq Muhammad Ibn Bashir 2010
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“And that dress that the two of you picked out, you did so because you both thought it made you look sexy, I think ‘hot’ was the word Doris used, correct?”
Raw Law Esq Muhammad Ibn Bashir 2010
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Doris comes from a very large, middle class family, they live all over México, although México City, DF is her hometown.
Page 2 2009
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As for an INAPAM card, I have one, but Doris is still too young to qualify for one.
FM 3 Renwal 2009
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When Doris is five, she witnesses her half-brother (Shawn) try unsuccessfully to kill her father with a magical heirloom.
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Doris is 23 years younger than me, so barring an accident or serious illness, she would normally be widowed for 31 years after I die, so I had to plan for her future as well as my own.
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Doris is a retired singer, and as usual on special days, this morning I heard her “voz de oro” as she played her guitar and sang the mothers day song to awaken her Mom.
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As for an INAPAM card, I have one, but Doris is still too young to qualify for one.
FM 3 Renwal 2009
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Doris is 23 years younger than me, so barring an accident or serious illness, she would normally be widowed for 31 years after I die, so I had to plan for her future as well as my own.
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