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Miranda¹ Definition

Mi·randa (mə ran′də)

noun

a feminine name: dim. Mandy

Etymology: L, fem. of mirandus, strange, wonderful < mirari: see miracle

Miranda² Definition

Mi·randa (mə ran′də)

adjective

designating or of the legal rights of an arrested person (as that of remaining silent or of being represented by counsel) and the required notification of such a person of those rights

Etymology: after the surname of the defendant in a 1966 Supreme Court case

Miranda Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

  • res: Alleluia, res miranda, Pares forma, gaudeamus, transeamus.

Browse dictionary entries near Miranda

  1. ‹ mirage
  2. ‹ mirador
  3. ‹ miraculous
  4. ‹ miracle play
  5. ‹ miracle drug
  6. ‹ miracle
  7. ‹ mirabile dictu
  8. ‹ mirabelle
  9. ‹ Mirabeau
  10. ‹ Miró
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  8. mirror ›
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