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/al'euh thee"euh/, n.a female given name: from a Greek word meaning "truth."
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Alethea — f English: a learned coinage, not found before the 17th century. It represents the Greek word alētheia truth, and seems to have arisen as a result of the Puritan enthusiasm for using terms for abstract virtues as female names. See also ALTHEA… … First names dictionary
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Alethea Lewis — (19 December, 1749 ndash; 12 November, 1827 (buried)) was an English novelist, born at Acton, near Nantwich, Cheshire. Her father was the Reverend James Brereton. Althea was two years old when her mother died, and her father sent her away to live … Wikipedia
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Alethea — /al euh thee euh/, n. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning truth … Useful english dictionary
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