BEATRICE


Meaning of BEATRICE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ b ā -ä- ' tr ē -( ˌ )ch ā , ' b ē - ə -tr ə s

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian

Date: 1642

: a Florentine woman idealized in Dante's Vita Nuova and Divina Commedia

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