Allegra
a female given name.
Contemporary Examples
Yet those fears were borne out when, at the age of five, Allegra died of typhus.
The Man Who Invented Vampires and the Creepiest Literary Gathering Ever Emma Garman November 23, 2013
The Cookbook Collectorby Allegra Goodman A novel about greed—and money—during the dot-com boom.
This Week’s Hot Reads The Daily Beast July 29, 2010
For one mother, Jayne Thomas of Sutton Coldfield, England, the Allegra disaster is like a recurring nightmare.
Costa Allegra Stranded: Another Cruise From Hell Barbie Latza Nadeau February 27, 2012
Late Monday night, the Allegra was joined by a French fishing trawler that answered an SOS call.
Costa Allegra Stranded: Another Cruise From Hell Barbie Latza Nadeau February 27, 2012
His first wife, Allegra Mostyn-Owen, was one of the most clever (and beautiful) women at Oxford.
Boris Johnson Is Right: Some Women Go to College to Find a Husband Janine di Giovanni July 8, 2013
Historical Examples
And takes with her Allegra and Mrs. Pascoe and whatever of their tribe they choose?
“Persons Unknown” Virginia Tracy
But Allegra I don’t know about; I can’t think what to wish for the child.
Dear Enemy Jean Webster
Record daughter born to Hopes, Allegra, not Christina, 1886.
“Persons Unknown” Virginia Tracy
But Allegra is true to her name, the happiest young miss of three I have ever seen.
Dear Enemy Jean Webster
The most noble and tender confession is in Allegra’s epitaph, “I shall go to her, but she shall not return to me.”
On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) John Ruskin
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light, graceful, and moderately fast in tempo. an allegretto movement. Historical Examples The stillness of night and the shimmering moonlight are in the delicate harmonies of (allegretto) strings. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies Philip H. Goepp This allegretto is continued until the theme is taken up in C minor. Life of Beethoven […]
- Allegri
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- Allegro
brisk or rapid in tempo. an allegro movement. . Historical Examples Milton presented two distinct poems, though allied by antithesis, and Penseroso does not speak until allegro has finished. The Standard Cantatas George P. Upton The strings and the wind took up the allegro, and Thayer rose. The Dominant Strain Anna Chapin Ray It finally […]
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any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation. noun any of two or more variants of a gene that have the same relative position on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative characteristics, such as smooth or wrinkled seeds in peas Also called allelomorph (əˈliːləˌmɔːf) See […]