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Alma

[ al-muh; for 1 also French al-mah ]

/ ˈæl mə; for 1 also French alˈmɑ /

noun

a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.

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

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Words nearby Alma

allyl sulfide, allyl sulphide, allylthiourea, allyou, ALM, Alma, Alma-Ata, Almada, Almadén, Al Madinah, Almagest

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Example sentences from the Web for Alma

During his early attempts to become a director, he met Alma Reville, an English girl just one day younger than himself.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1945 or 1946, Hitch and Alma were in New York with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, on a publicity tour.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alma had admired them during a stay in Paris some years ago.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the screening was over, Hitch asked Alma what she thought.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Since he doesn't have to impress me, it's clearly a little show for Alma.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alma seemed to weary of the speculation, and to throw it aside.
The Whirlpool|George Gissing
"But he didn't say it to make you," Alma explained, with meek softness.
The March Family Trilogy, Complete|William Dean Howells
“No, I was not,” Alma replied, and I hoped nobody except me noticed the quivering of her eyelids.
The Deep Lake Mystery|Carolyn Wells
So to-day when the valentine box was opened, Alma Driscoll got a 'comic;' and she couldn't take a joke and cried and went home.
Jewel's Story Book|Clara Louise Burnham
Enter the King, Princess Alma, with her father's lute on her back, and a circus rider.
Such is Life|Frank Wedekind

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