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Miranda

American

[mi-ran-duh, mee-rahn-dah] / mɪˈræn də, miˈrɑn dɑ /

noun

Francisco de 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
Astronomy. a moon of the planet Uranus.
the daughter of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
a given name: from a Latin word meaning “to be admired.”

adjective

Law. of, relating to, or being upheld by the Supreme Court ruling (Miranda v. Arizona, 1966) requiring law-enforcement officers to warn a person who has been taken into custody of their rights to remain silent and to have legal counsel.

He was read his Miranda rights, placed under arrest, and transported to the jail.
Service officers must read the Miranda warning to an arrested person before asking them any investigative questions.

Miranda ¹ British

/ mɪˈrændə /

noun

one of the larger satellites of the planet Uranus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Miranda ² British

/ miˈranda /

noun

Francisco de (franˈsisko de). 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionary, who planned to liberate South and Central America from Spain. A leader (1811–12) of the Venezuelan uprising, he surrendered to Spain and died in prison

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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His decision to drop out is hardly one that tortures him; this past April, he returned to the Texas Tech campus to play the university’s football stadium with George Strait and Miranda Lambert.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

“Some of us can see a lot of doom and gloom,” said Miranda Banks, a professor of film, television and media studies at Loyola Marymount University.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

And going into Friday's episode we knew that their collective cruel intention was to see that one of three faithfuls, Miranda Hart, Romesh Ranganathan or Sebastian "Bash" Croft, did not make it to breakfast.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Miranda was extradited from Guatemala to face trial in the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Dr. Frances Miranda Gonzagaga has always been shy.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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