Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Archaic A midwife.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In Roman mythology, the goddess who presided over childbirth, considered as a daughter of Jupiter and Juno, but frequently confused with Juno or with Diana. She corresponded more or less closely to the Greek goddes Eileithyia.
- n. [N.L.] In zoology
- n. The typical genus of Lucinidæ, having both lateral and cardinal teeth. L. dentata is a species whose white shell shows concentric lines of growth overlaid with oblique radiate striation.
Bruguière, 1791. - n. A genus of flies of the family Sciomyzidœ, containing two large gray European species resembling members of the genus Scatophaga.
- n. A genus of orthopterous insects.
Etymologies
- Latin Lūcīna, goddess of childbirth, from feminine of lūcīnus, light-bringing, from lūx, lūc-, light; see leuk- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“A pious lady called Lucina, admonished by the martyr in a vision, got it privately removed, and buried it in the catacombs, [3] at the entrance of the cemetery of Calixtus.”
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March
“Von Siebold in his "Lucina" has recorded a fetus which weighed 22 1/2 pounds.”
“Though her name appears to contain the same stem (_iu_) as 'Jupiter,' and her epithet 'Lucina' the stem”
Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV
“[Footnote 1: Diana, also called Lucina, for the reason given in the text.”
“One student, Lucina Kayee from the Twin Cities, grew up in West Africa and witnessed her brother as he was taken away to become a child soldier.”
“It is stories like Lucina's that motivate me to keep fighting for youth violence prevention legislation.”
“They've started growing nitrogen-fixing trees, including Lucina to help restore soils, as well other trees, such as the so-called "green gold of Ghana," moringa.”
The Huffington Post: Danielle Nierenberg: Working With the Root
“Señor Fajardo gives me the name and phone number of one Lucina Kathmann, the current president of the local PEN chapter.”
“For several years they had no children, and it seemed as if Doctor Gray, who had so often assisted the efforts of the goddess Lucina, was never to invoke her in his own behalf.”
“She was on the phone with her good friend Lucina Hernandez Contraria Rodriguez Jane DeSoto Palafox, who is also a member of the "death alert" squad.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘Lucina’.
-
Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
-
molluscs
very comprehensive list
of molluscs,who does not like
calamari? hmm yum
molluscigerous
100,000 species just in molluscsabalone, ammonite, argonaut, ataata, belon, bivalve, blackhead, bluepoint, brachiopod, buckie, byssal, byssus and 271 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for Lucina.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.