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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In tcratol., absence of limbs. See amelus.

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  • proper noun A female given name

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  • noun congenital absence of an arm or leg

Etymologies

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A variant of Amalia, derived from Germanic compound names beginning with *amal, "vigor, bravery". The name and its variants have been confused with the Latin name Aemilia, Emilia, Emily.

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