Janet
[zha-ne for 1; jan-it for 2]
- Pierre Ma·rie Fé·lix [pyer ma-ree fey-leeks] /pyɛr maˈri feɪˈliks/, 1859–1947, French psychologist and neurologist.
- Also Ja·net·ta [juh-net-uh] /dʒəˈnɛt ə/. a female given name, form of Jane.
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Examples from the Web for janet
Contemporary Examples
There she met Janet Flanner, who would become a famed New Yorker correspondent “Genet”—for three decades.
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December 16, 2014
His explanation only diminishes the irresistible excitement we feel while watching Tony Perkins peer at Janet Leigh in her shower.
In November 2013, Driscoll was accused of plagiarism by radio talk show host Janet Mefferd.
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November 2, 2014
Ohio Republican Janet Porter was fed up with Facebook restricting the voices of conservatives like her.
Bringing pieces from the two collections together gives a fresh perspective to them, says Janet Bishop, an SFMOMA curator.
Historical Examples
"He was to ha' Janet on condeetion that he made the eldership," he fulsomely explained.
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Again Janet looked up, with defeat perching amid her freckles.
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It was a pause in Janet's labors that gave the elder first warning of an intruder on his peace.
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Nodding confirmation to the brilliant rejoinder, Janet fell again to work.
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Janet, be it remembered, lacked but two years of the fatal age.
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Janet
- Pierre Marie Félix (pjɛr mari feliks). 1859–1947, French psychologist and neurologist, noted particularly for his work on the origins of hysteria
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Word Origin and History for janet
Janet
fem. proper name, a diminutive of Jane.
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