Cornelia

American  

[kawr-neel-yuh] / kɔrˈnil yə /

noun

1. flourished 2nd century b.c., Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.

2. flourished 1st century b.c., first wife of Julius Caesar 83–67?.

3. a female given name.

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Example Sentences

“Between you and me and the gaslights, Mrs. Warne,” he said, dabbing at a faint layer of nervous sweat that had formed above his lip, “the older mites at the orphanage do not have the same appeal as the babies. I don’t share this dreadful perspective, mind you. But as a girl of ten summers, dear Cornelia here doesn’t stand a chance of ever getting adopted.”

From Literature

“I’m not in Chemung County anymore, Cornelia. Here in Chicago, I go by Kate.”

From Literature

“Well, don’t go calling me Cornelia,” I countered, pushing a lock of my stringy hair away from my eyes and tromping across the room.

From Literature

It was because every single, solitary day that I’d been walking this good green earth, I’d been complaining about the name Cornelia.

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“You’ve grown into a real lady, Miss Cornelia,” came a deep voice.

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