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• laura
  laura

  noun

  a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
• Laura
  Laura

  noun

  a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “laurel.”

laura

¹ American  

[lahv-rah, lah-vruh] / ˈlɑv rɑ, ˈlɑ vrə /

noun

Greek Orthodox Church.

1. a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.

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Laura ² American  

[lawr-uh] / ˈlɔr ə /

noun

1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “laurel.”

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Etymology

Origin of laura

1720–30; < Medieval Greek laúra ( Greek: lane, passage)

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Example Sentences

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laura Laura

He was not Dean in my day. laura.

From Possession A Peep-Show in Paradise by Laurence Housman

There are things you will have to learn. laura.

From Possession A Peep-Show in Paradise by Laurence Housman

Until you broke it, you said it was yours. laura.

From Possession A Peep-Show in Paradise by Laurence Housman

I told her you were coming, so I daresay she will look in. laura.

From Possession A Peep-Show in Paradise by Laurence Housman

And on the way she met little Dorothy Jones, and she took her gloves off her, and came back with them just as if they were her own. laura.

From Possession A Peep-Show in Paradise by Laurence Housman

“I want people to come away with a sense of how interconnected Hollywood is,” Laura Avedon said of the show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

For the bond markets, the midterm elections are likely to trigger short-term noise rather than a sustained repricing, Laura Cooper, head of macro credit and global investment strategist at Nuveen, said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The bigger problem, says Needham analyst Laura Martin, is that Netflix still makes nearly all its money from a single business that has matured.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Laura Lemos says joining Roque's El Camino church gave her hope when crime threatened to destroy her family.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Then he added, “We’re Laura Friendly’s millionaire boys.”

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

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