amelia

[ uh-mel-ee-uh, ey-mee-lee-uh ]

/ əˈmɛl i ə, eɪˈmi li ə /

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noun Pathology.

the congenital absence of one or more limbs.

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Origin of amelia

First recorded in 1970–75; a-⁶ + -melia

Words nearby amelia

A.M.E. Church, âme damnée, AMEDS, ameer, ameiosis, amelia, ameliorate, ameliorated, amelioration, ameliorative, ameloblast

Other definitions for amelia (2 of 2)

Amelia

[ uh-meel-yuh ]

/ əˈmil yə /

noun

a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “industrious.”

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How to use amelia in a sentence

Amelia wrote about this last year during the nomination process for Justice Amy Coney Barrett, but Supreme Court legal experts stressed to us then that the types of cases the court will hear will dramatically change.
What Are The Stakes Of The Supreme Court’s Decision To Hear A Case That Challenges Roe v. Wade?|Sarah Frostenson (sarah.frostenson@abc.com)|May 19, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
All of a sudden, I found myself spending a lot more time with Amelia during the day, and ended up doing a lot more of my work in the evenings once she was asleep.
Mama Knows Best: Pandemic Pain and Hope|Kate Bartlett|May 10, 2021|Ozy
Before the pandemic, I was 100 percent dependent on my helper as Amelia’s primary caregiver.
Mama Knows Best: Pandemic Pain and Hope|Kate Bartlett|May 10, 2021|Ozy
I have a 3-year-old daughter, Amelia, and working full time meant that I only got to see her for a few hours a day.
Mama Knows Best: Pandemic Pain and Hope|Kate Bartlett|May 10, 2021|Ozy

Though his wife Amelia was allowed to live with him on his Maryland farm in Montgomery County, she was still enslaved.
Desperate for freedom, 77 enslaved people tried to escape aboard the Pearl. They almost made it.|Gillian Brockell|April 16, 2021|Washington Post
Iggy Azalea was born Amethyst Amelia Kelly in New South Wales.
The Cultural Crimes of Iggy Azalea|Amy Zimmerman|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The house decays around Amelia and Samuel, their world narrows and becomes mad, undealable with.
Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook|Tim Teeman|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Amelia says some truly terrible things to Sam, supposedly inhabited by the Babadook but really consumed in grief.
Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook|Tim Teeman|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just as in real life, you can come to live with grief, so Amelia and Sam do at the end of the film.
Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook|Tim Teeman|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You can accord it a place, and then—hopefully—like Amelia and Sam find a way to get on with your life.
Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook|Tim Teeman|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This little girl was christened Amelia, after her mother, who taught and trained her both wisely and well.
The Childhood of Distinguished Women|Selina A. Bower
During his absence, his wifes maid introduces the lover into her mistress chamber while Amelia sleeps.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
Amelia stabs herself, but the confession of her maid reveals her innocence, and her wound is pronounced not mortal.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
Amelia, at the news of the victory, became still more agitated even than before.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
To the south was a headland, which our skipper informed us was the north end of Amelia Island.
In the Wilds of Florida|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for amelia

amelia

/ (əˈmiːlɪə) /

noun

pathol the congenital absence of arms or legs

Word Origin for amelia

from a- 1 + Greek melos limb + -ia

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