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Alethea

[ al-uh-thee-uh ]

/ ˌæl əˈθi ə /

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noun

a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “truth.”

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Words nearby Alethea

Alessandria, Alessandro, Alesse, Ålesund, Aletes, Alethea, Alethia, alethic, alethiology, alette, à l'étuvée

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How to use Alethea in a sentence

I believe that in substance such was your sapient counsel to me in the cabin of the Alethea; was it not?
The Black Bag|Louis Joseph Vance
The American turned, looking for the Alethea, or for the vessel that he believed bore that name.
The Black Bag|Louis Joseph Vance
She died in 1805, when her youngest child Alethea was born, and her husband did not marry again.
The Way of All Flesh|Samuel Butler
The Misses Allaby were very poor; sixpence was to them what five shillings was to Alethea.
The Way of All Flesh|Samuel Butler

I think, my dear, Alethea would understand these things better if she had children of her own.
The Way of All Flesh|Samuel Butler