Beatrice

American

[bee-uh-tris, bee-tris, bee-a-tris, be-ah-tree-che] / ˈbi ə trɪs, ˈbi trɪs, biˈæ trɪs, ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ /

noun

(in Dante's Vita Nuova andDivine Comedy ) a symbolic figure developed from the person whom Dante first saw as a child and loved as an ideal of womanhood.
a city in southeastern Nebraska.
a first name: from a Latin word meaning “one who brings joy.”

Example Sentences

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Thus unburdened, she transforms into a Beatrice figure and, together with Kenyon, leads the crime to its resolution.

From The Wall Street Journal

The letter was one of several found addressed to Beatrice Stillman, the former head housemaid at Royal Lodge.

From BBC

The EU just reached a “major tipping point” in its shift to cleaner domestic energy, says Beatrice Petrovich, senior energy analyst at think tank Ember.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Did you hear something, Viola? How about you, Beatrice? Or is Paulie T. just talking out of his branches?”

From Literature

"I think this tool is fantastic for the children, because they can do aquatic activities at home, without too much travel," said Beatrice Simon, a school principal in Verny, a town of 2,000 people.

From Barron's

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