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• amelia
  amelia

  noun

  the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
• Amelia
  Amelia

  noun

  a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “industrious.”

amelia

¹ American  

[uh-mel-ee-uh, ey-mee-lee-uh] / əˈmɛl i ə, eɪˈmi li ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. the congenital absence of one or more limbs.

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Amelia ² American  

[uh-meel-yuh] / əˈmil jə /

noun

1. a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “industrious.”

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amelia British  

/ əˈmiːlɪə /

noun

1. pathol the congenital absence of arms or legs

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Etymology

Origin of amelia

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

Example Sentences

There's the leather flight suit of Amelia Earhart, who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic but disappeared over the Pacific in 1937 as she attempted to fly around the world.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Amelia Green's sister Michaela, who had breast cancer and was cared for by the same trust, died in 2009.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

"Everything is bigger in Texas and that includes the mosasaurs, apparently," said Amelia Zietlow, lead author of the study published in the Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Can the new veterans stay healthy enough to inspire the kids, who could include draft picks Ta’Niya Latson, Chance Gray and Amelia Hassett?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“Sorry you got in trouble,” he said, jumping slightly as Mrs. Caruthers yelled for Amelia, the old woman still confused about Ophie’s name.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland