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• laura
  laura

  noun

  a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
• Laura
  Laura

  noun

  a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “laurel.”

laura

¹ American  

[lahv-rah, lah-vruh] / ˈlɑv rɑ, ˈlɑ vrə /

noun

Greek Orthodox Church.

1. a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.

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Laura ² American  

[lawr-uh] / ˈlɔr ə /

noun

1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “laurel.”

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Etymology

Origin of laura

1720–30; < Medieval Greek laúra ( Greek: lane, passage)

Example Sentences

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laura Laura

I just put my fingers in my ears, and ran away. laura.

From Possession A Peep-Show in Paradise by Laurence Housman

He was not Dean in my day. laura.

From Possession A Peep-Show in Paradise by Laurence Housman

Hannah has lighted a fire in your room. laura.

From Possession A Peep-Show in Paradise by Laurence Housman

As I tell you, I always go to hear Mr. Moore; you can go and hear Canon Farrar. laura.

From Possession A Peep-Show in Paradise by Laurence Housman

Didn't she open the door to you? laura.

From Possession A Peep-Show in Paradise by Laurence Housman

Laura was referred to an NHS eye specialist who said "excessive skin" had been removed.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Eight days after her Faceland bleph surgery, Laura, not her real name, made her first of four visits to A&E because her eyelid wounds had reopened.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Laura added that Google Maps had previously shown incorrect speed limits on sections of the trunk road.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Laura Miller writes that Hollywood, Ending is potent “enough to make you wonder why anyone ever thought his earlier books were just for kids.”

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

When the sound came on, it wasn’t Laura Friendly on the screen anymore.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty