Susanna
Americannoun
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a book of the Apocrypha, constituting the 13th chapter of Daniel in the Douay Bible.
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Also Susannah. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “lily.”
noun
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the wife of Joachim, who was condemned to death for adultery because of a false accusation, but saved by Daniel's sagacity
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the book of the Apocrypha containing this story
Example Sentences
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He introduced Margareta and Jane Magnusson to a literary agent, Susanna Lea, who sold the idea to Simon & Schuster’s Scribner imprint.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Poor Susanna: We only have eyes for her outfit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
“Ponies,” created by Susanna Fogel and David Iserson, centers on two secretaries working at the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
The house had already been left by Shakespeare to his eldest daughter, Susanna, who was alive and living there with Nash and Elizabeth, her daughter.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
And then returning to Susanna just as I reached a fresh shore.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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