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Beatrice
Beatrice name given by Dante of Chancery in Vita nuova and The Divine Comedy to the woman with whom he had fallen in love at his first sight of her; in The Divine Comedy she is his guide for his spiritual journey. While her identity is not certainly known, she is generally identified with Bice Portinari, who married Simone de' Bardi and died in 1290.
Beatrice is also the name of the spirited heroine of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing (1598–9). |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Beatrice." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Beatrice." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Beatrice.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Beatrice." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Beatrice.html |
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Beatrice
Beatrice , city (1990 pop. 12,354), seat of Gage co., SE Nebr., on the Big Blue River; inc. as a city 1873. On the old Oregon Trail , it is the trading and industrial center for a grain, dairy, and livestock area. Manufactures include tools, concrete, metal, and wood products, machinery, processed food, and animal feed. Nearby is the Homestead National Monument of America (see National Parks and Monuments , table). |
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"Beatrice." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Beatrice." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Beatrice.html "Beatrice." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Beatrice.html |
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Beatrice
Beatrice ♀ (Italian) and French form of Beatrix, which was quite popular in England during the Middle Ages, and strongly revived in the 19th century. It is most famous as the name of Dante's beloved, and is borne by the elder (b. 1988) of the Duke of York's daughters.
Short forms: English: Bea, Bee. Pet forms: English: Beat(t)ie. |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Beatrice." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Beatrice." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Beatrice.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Beatrice." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Beatrice.html |
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Beatrice
Beatrice ♀ (Italian) form of Beatrix, famous as the name of Dante's beloved.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Beatrice." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Beatrice." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Beatrice1.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Beatrice." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Beatrice1.html |
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Beatrice." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Beatrice." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Beatrice.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Beatrice." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Beatrice.html |
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Béatrice
Béatrice ♀ (French) From Latin. See Beatrix.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Béatrice." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Béatrice." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Batrice.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Béatrice." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Batrice.html |
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Beatrice
Beatrice
•arris, Clarice, Harries, Harris, Paris
•mattress • actress • benefactress
•Polaris • enchantress
•derris, Nerys, terrace
•Emrys • empress
•directress, Electress
•temptress • sempstress
•Apollinaris, heiress
•waitress • seamstress • ex libris
•headmistress, mistress
•housemistress • toastmistress
•schoolmistress • ancestress
•dentifrice
•iris, Osiris
•tigress, Tigris
•cypress
•Boris, doch-an-dorris, Doris, Horace, Maurice, Norris, orris
•cantoris, Dolores, loris
•laundress • fortress • jointress
•hubris • buttress
•conductress, instructress, seductress
•huntress • peeress • Beatrice
•arbitress • berberis • anchoress
•ephemeris • ambassadress
•adventuress • clitoris • authoress
•avarice
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"Beatrice." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Beatrice." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Beatrice.html "Beatrice." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Beatrice.html |
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