Definitions
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- proper noun A diminutive of the Greek female given name
Euphemia , also used as a formalgiven name in the 19th century. - proper noun A diminutive of the Greek female given names
Eftychia orEuthemia . - noun marketing, trademark An annual
award given foreffective marketing .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Effie is the latest in a line of witches who have looked out for Whitby for generations.
In praise of Brenda and Effie David Barnett 2010
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The tale appeared among articles about the training methods of U.S. Marines, the wartime rubber shortage, the building of the Trans-Alaskan Highway, and human interest stories about a fencing schoolmistress called Beulah Bunny, and a girl called Effie who found satisfaction working as a female riveter.
Storyteller Donald Sturrock 2010
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In 1856 a new steamboat called the Effie Afton rammed into a pier of the Rock Island Bridge, caught fire, went down, and left part of the bridge burning.
The Great Bridge David McCullough 1972
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The patients liked to call Effie to smooth their sheets, to turn their pillows, to give them their drinks.
A Girl in Ten Thousand L. T. Meade 1884
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Mrs. Staunton, standing in her nightdress in the middle of the room, called Effie in a shrill voice.
A Girl in Ten Thousand L. T. Meade 1884
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International News: Duo to produce 'Mission,' 'Effie' -- Brit producer Andrea Calderwood ( "The Last King of Scotland") has hitched her Slate Films to Simon Channing-Williams and Gail Egan's Potboiler Prods.
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However, Wise's greatest contribution to American Journalism may not be The Israelite but rather his daughter, Iphigene "Effie" Wise, who married German Jewish immigrant Adolph Ochs in 1884.
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49, Leesport, (alias Effie Bachman) in flowered hats, huge glasses, outlandish wigs and colorful thrift-shop clothing, tottering near a Berks County church, school or civic organization near you.
Berks county news 2010
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"Effie," he said, in a voice that was as hoarse as it was gentle.
Buttered Side Down: Stories Edna Ferber 1926
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"Effie," he said, in a voice that was as hoarse as it was gentle.
Buttered Side Down 1911
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