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- proper noun A female
given name , a variant ofSelma .
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Examples
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I, along with my mother Zelma and my brothers Otis III and Dexter, have very vivid memories of my father and the beautiful things that he wished for himself and for others.
Karla Redding-Andrews: I've Got Dreams to Remember Karla Redding-Andrews 2011
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I, along with my mother Zelma and my brothers Otis III and Dexter, have very vivid memories of my father and the beautiful things that he wished for himself and for others.
Karla Redding-Andrews: I've Got Dreams to Remember Karla Redding-Andrews 2011
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Zelma Lazarus, chief executive of Impact India, says: Mothers-in-law have traditionally occupied a privileged position in Indian families, playing a key influence in decision-making as far as their daughters-in-law and grandchildren are concerned.
Boarding the Lifeline Express for a healthy future Monisha Rajesh 2010
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In death, and in the life of Zelma, Karla, Dexter, and Otis III, they have achieved his dream: respect.
Tamara Conniff: Otis Redding's Widow Speaks About Respect 2009
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Zelma has a specific memory for each -- a secret knowing that only a wife can have of what each song meant -- to him, to her, to them.
Tamara Conniff: Otis Redding's Widow Speaks About Respect 2009
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Zelma says fighting for respect was a driving force in Otis 'life and in hers.
Tamara Conniff: Otis Redding's Widow Speaks About Respect 2009
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With three young children to care for -- Karla, Dexter and Otis III -- Zelma had to find a way to support her family.
Tamara Conniff: Otis Redding's Widow Speaks About Respect 2009
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Madame Thenardier was whispering to her husband and counting over some money; Ponine and Zelma were playing with the cat; the travellers were eating or drinking or singing; not a glance was fixed on her.
Les Miserables 2008
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Ponine and Zelma will not let me play with their dolls.
Les Miserables 2008
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The cast of eccentrics includes a busybody at the front desk named Jesus (Al Madrigal) and a building manager named Zelma, who looks like a lesbian prison guard.
Sex and the Office 2008
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