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Loren

[ lawr-uh n, lohr- ]
/ ˈlɔr ən, ˈloʊr- /
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noun

a male given name, form of Lawrence.

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Loren

/ (Italian ˈlɔːren) /

noun

Sophia (soˈfia), real name Sophia Scicolone. born 1934, Italian film actress. Her films include Two Women (1961) for which she won an Oscar, The Millionairess (1961), Man of La Mancha (1972), The Cassandra Crossing (1977), and Prêt à Porter (1994)
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