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mauri

British  
/ ˈmɑːuːriː /

noun

  1. the life force or essence of the emotions

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Etymology

Origin of mauri

Māori

Example Sentences

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Mauri Barranco, who came to the show with her best friend, said “I feel like we give a lot of ourselves. That’s why so many artists like coming to Mexico.”

From Los Angeles Times

But now, whenever he wonders if he’s on the right track, he thinks about his son, De’Mauri, who just turned 2 this spring.

From Los Angeles Times

Finally, about six minutes in, a narrator introduces the main character, Joe Mauri.

From Slate

When the movie premiered in 1986, Mauri, the titular man from Fifth Avenue, would find himself at the center of a Cold War maelstrom.

From Slate

When I stumbled on Joe Mauri’s story as part of Slate’s One Year podcast, I found a forgotten mystery that kept getting deeper.

From Slate