Moira
Americannoun
plural
Moirai-
Classical Mythology.
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the personification of fate.
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Moirai, the Fates. See fate.
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(often lowercase) (among ancient Greeks) a person's fate or destiny.
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a female given name.
Etymology
Origin of Moira
From Greek moîra “part, portion of booty, one’s portion in life, division (of land, people), political party,” related to Greek méros “a part”
Example Sentences
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Sentencing Killick, 56, at Bristol Crown Court, Judge Moira Macmillan told him he had caused "serious and ongoing" harm to his victims, leaving their homes in a "truly shocking" state.
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He insisted that Moira - his wife of more than 45 years - had been fully aware of the situation.
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Moira died in 1997 and Baxter's long-term partner, Marcus, died in 2016.
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Lawyer Robin Moira White, who specialises in taking discrimination cases and who intervened in the Sandy Peggie tribunal on behalf of trans advocacy group TransLucent, said many people believed that Baroness Falkner "had particular views which were being promoted within the Equality and aHuman Rights Commission" while she was its chair.
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However, lawyer Robin Moira White, who works with trans-led advocacy group Translucent, described the ruling as a "careful analysis".
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