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Leonora

[ lee-uh-nawr-uh, -nohr-uh ]

/ ˌli əˈnɔr ə, -ˈnoʊr ə /

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noun

a female given name, form of Eleanor.

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Also Le·o·nore

[lee-uh-nawr, -nohr]. /ˈli əˌnɔr, -ˌnoʊr/.

Words nearby Leonora

Leonid, Leonidas, leonine, leonine rhyme, leonine verse, Leonora, Leonov, leontiasis, Leontief, leontopodium, Leontovich

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How to use Leonora in a sentence

Miss Leonora Vane was far too shrewd and too kindly a woman to be aught but helpful and sympathetic at such a time.
A Life Sentence|Adeline Sergeant
The sudden gleam in Florence's eyes, quickly as it was concealed, did not escape Miss Leonora's notice as she moved away.
A Life Sentence|Adeline Sergeant
The General's hand fell, but his eyes flamed with the look of an infuriated beast of prey as he turned them on Miss Leonora.
A Life Sentence|Adeline Sergeant
I remember he asked for Leonora, and then if Fred meant to marry her.
The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863|Various

I expected to have a daughter-in-law some day or other; but it was never to be Leonora.
The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863|Various