Definitions for laura
lau·ra

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1. lauranoun

   (Roman Catholic Church) A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior - C. w:Kingsley

2. Lauranoun

   A female given name from Latin.

   Now is he for the numbers that Petrarch flowed in; Laura to his lady was but a kitchen-wench; marry, she had a better love to be-rime her;

3. Etymology: From laura, from λαύρα

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1. Laura

   Laura is a song by English recording artist Bat for Lashes for her third studio album The Haunted Man (2012). It was written by Natasha Khan and British songwriter Justin Parker. It received positive reactions from fans when Khan played it at a string of European festival dates. The song received its radio debut on 22 July 2012 on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show as "Hottest Record in the World" and was made available as an instant download to people who pre-ordered the album on iTunes.

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1. Lauranoun

   a number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior

2. Etymology: [LL., fr. Gr. () lane, defile, also, a kind of monastery.]

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1. Laura

   "Laura" is a song by American glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the lead track on their self-titled debut album. It was released as the band's first single in October 2003 in the UK, placing at #54 in the UK Singles Chart. It was later re-issued on June 7, 2004, charting at #12 in the same chart. In Australia, the song was ranked #58 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. The song was used in the North American TV commercial of the Buick Encore in 2013.

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1. Laura

   law′ra, n. an early kind of monastic community, its cells separate structures, the inmates living in solitude, meeting only for common services in the chapel—found only in Egypt, Syria, and Palestine. [Most prob. Gr. laura, an alley, lane.]

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1. Laura

   a young Avignonese married lady, for whom Petrarch conceived a Platonic affection, and who exercised a lifelong influence over him.

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1. laura

   Song lyrics by laura -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by laura on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. LAURA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Laura is ranked #14155 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Laura surname appeared 2,122 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Laura.
   
   58.5% or 1,243 total occurrences were White.
   29.8% or 633 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   6.2% or 132 total occurrences were Black.
   3.7% or 79 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.3% or 28 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.3% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'laura' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3826

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'laura' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3385

Anagrams for laura »

1. aural

How to pronounce laura?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say laura in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of laura in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of laura in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of laura in a Sentence

1. Swede Koch:

   Holing putts is an important part of the Solheim Cup, of matchplay golf, i'll see Laura at the Scottish Open this week and then at the Ricoh British Women's Open the week after.

2. Karl Turner:

   It is difficult to get certain things in Egypt apparently so she'd taken talcum powder, shaving gel and razorblades and all sorts of things, Karl Turner told the BBC. Clearly, [ she was ] very, very nave. The family describe Laura to me as somebody who is very nave.

3. Mark DeSaulnier:

   I would like to be part of re-establishing journalism as a sacred part of American democracy as it once was, the industry right now is going through a tough time, said John Stanton, the former Washington Bureau chief at BuzzFeed News, during the press conference. Were at a crisis point in the industry, and its good that Congress is taking a look at these issues and how these big tech companies are affecting our ability to do our job. Stanton, who was laid off from BuzzFeed earlier this year, recently launched the Save Journalism project with Laura Bassett, the former senior politics reporter at HuffPost. Bassett was laid off from HuffPost in January. FACEBOOKS AVERAGE US USER SPENT 38 MINUTES PER DAY ON THE PLATFORM, A DROP FROM 2017, BUT INSTAGRAM USAGE INCREASED.

4. Connie Francis:

   My letters were for sale on eBay, i said to my secretary, ‘No matter what they cost, I want my letters to Bobby back. Bid the highest for them.’ But it seems like there was a girl named Laura Rice who... no matter what was bid on, she had last dibs... She always had the final bid. So she got all the letters.

5. Bill Cassidy:

   We know from bitter experience with Hurricane Laura that aid can be delayed too long.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Laura
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laura
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=laura
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=laura
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Laura
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html