Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to Joseph II. of Austria, or to the ecclesiastical reforms which he introduced. See Josephinism.

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  • proper noun A female given name

Etymologies

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French Joséphine, diminutive of Josèphe, feminine form of Joseph; made popular by the Empress of Napoleon.

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Examples

  • A cactus was a succulent, which was a word Josephine liked a lot, and she said it out loud now: “Ssssucculent.”

    The Lost Children Carolyn Cohagan 2010

  • A cactus was a succulent, which was a word Josephine liked a lot, and she said it out loud now: “Ssssucculent.”

    The Lost Children Carolyn Cohagan 2010

  • A cactus was a succulent, which was a word Josephine liked a lot, and she said it out loud now: “Ssssucculent.”

    The Lost Children Carolyn Cohagan 2010

  • A cactus was a succulent, which was a word Josephine liked a lot, and she said it out loud now: “Ssssucculent.”

    The Lost Children Carolyn Cohagan 2010

  • And, Josephine is watching the Sound of Music this morning, because when we went by the theatre on King on Tuesday, she saw the sign for the upcoming show, and now wants to practice being the littlest "Sound of Music kid" in case there's an emergency and they need her to come up from the audience and go onstage.

    Tell Me Something Good 2008

  • In The Wide Window, the character of Aunt Josephine is frightened of many things, and then a very frightening thing happens to her.

    The End by Lemony Snicket: Questions 2006

  • Mimi Ritzen Crawford for The Wall Street Journal Ms. Kamali in Josephine Laratta's Italian class at Gramercy Arts High School.

    Sitting in the Principal's Office, Kamali Style Priya Rao 2010

  • Since Josephine is part of a twinset, and I was single for awhile I always always second guessed myself about her … as in, what the fuck am I not doing right here?

    Survivor: Child Island | Her Bad Mother 2006

  • “Her name was Marie-Rose, but her husband calls her Josephine.”

    My Seduction Connie Brockway 2004

  • “Her name was Marie-Rose, but her husband calls her Josephine.”

    My Seduction Connie Brockway 2004

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