Emeline

[ em-uh-leen, -lin ]

/ ˈɛm əˌlin, -ˌlɪn /

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a female given name.

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Which Word of the Day means “happening within or being the created world of a story”?

Also Em·e·lin

[em-uh-lin], /ˈɛm əˌlɪn/, Em·e·li·na

[em-uh-lee-nuh, -lahy-nuh]. /ˌɛm əˈli nə, -ˈlaɪ nə/.

Performance by Haitian Singer/Songwriter Emeline Michel Haitian Singer/Songwriter Emeline Michel caps off the summit with a song.
Women in the World: The Full Program|The Daily Beast Video|March 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A Women in the World performance by Haitian singing star Emeline Michel, honoring the lost women's movement heroines of Haiti.
The Heart of Haiti: In Memoriam|The Daily Beast|March 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
At one end was the head of a girl, that they called "Emeline," and at the other was an oil-painting of a cat.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
The trend of its chapters, from the cat to "Emeline," was a well-trodden and ever-entertaining way.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine

Say, Emeline; there's some of that wild-cherry bounce down cellar, ain't there?
The Depot Master|Joseph C. Lincoln
The shocked expression came across his face again, and he runs to Emeline and takes her arm.
The Woman-Haters|Joseph C. Lincoln
It's because, Emeline, it's because down here I'm nigher bein' where I belong than anywheres else but one place.
The Woman-Haters|Joseph C. Lincoln