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Valla

American  
[vahl-lah] / ˈvɑl lɑ /

noun

  1. Lorenzo 1407–57, Italian humanist and critic.


Valla British  
/ ˈvalla /

noun

  1. Lorenzo (loˈrɛntso). 1405–57, Italian humanist cholar. His writings include De voluptate (1431), a philosophical dialogue on pleasure

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A lifeguard filmed himself plucking one from the waves at Bondi on New Years Day, and most recently, another parcel was found on Valla Beach in the mid-north coast in March.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2024

In a legal declaration, Caldwell said she had been attempting to comfort Valla by sharing a childhood experience of a car hitting her dog.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2023

Previously at Barclays, Valla was global head of TMT and consumer retail.

From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2023

Valla “is a kind of philologist-hero,” she said, with a laugh.

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2023

The same learned audience applauded the gladiators of the moment, Valla and Filelfo, when they descended into the arena and plied each other with pseudo-Ciceronian invectives.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds

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