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Beatrice1 definition

Bea·trice (bē′ə tris)

noun

a feminine name: dim. Bea; var. Beatrix

Etymology: It < L beatrix, she who makes happy < beatus: see beatitude

Beatrice2 definition

Bea·trice (bē′ə tris; It be′ä trē′c̸he)

Florentine woman (Beatrice Portinari, 1266-90) loved by Dante and immortalized in his Divine Comedy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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