Octavia
Americannoun
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died 11 b.c., sister of Roman emperor Augustus and wife of Marc Anthony.
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a.d. c42–62, Roman empress, wife of Nero.
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a female given name.
noun
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Plus, the owner of Octavia’s Bookshelf tells us about how she adapted when the Eaton fire hit.
From Los Angeles Times
The neighborhoods where Octavia E. Butler lived, as well as her characters Dana and Kevin from her novel “Kindred,” were deeply affected.
From Los Angeles Times
Earrings featuring science fiction author Octavia Butler, one of Piller’s many inspirations.
From Los Angeles Times
Farley’s protagonist is Octavia Crenshaw, a down-on-her-luck coder recently hired by Eustachian, an audio entertainment company exploiting new ways to bring stories to the world.
From Los Angeles Times
After a series of mishaps and disturbing incidents at the company, Octavia teams up with another coder named Walcott to develop a bias-free AI storytelling model — only to discover the limits of her computational and political ideals.
From Los Angeles Times
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