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- proper noun A female
given name .
Etymologies
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Examples
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To his surprise, he found the warrior-woman before him again-the one called Evadne, now wearing a man's kilt and chain vest over her yellow robe.
Conan The Warlord Carpenter, Leonard 1988
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To his surprise, he found the warrior-woman before him again-the one called Evadne, now wearing a man's kilt and chain vest over her yellow robe.
Conan The Warlord Carpenter, Leonard 1988
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He heartily despised himself, he was angry with Perdita, and the idea of Evadne was attended by all that was hideous and cruel.
The Last Man 2003
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He heartily despised himself, he was angry with Perdita, and the idea of Evadne was attended by all that was hideous and cruel.
The Last Man 1826
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He heartily despised himself, he was angry with Perdita, and the idea of Evadne was attended by all that was hideous and cruel.
The Last Man Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1824
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The final act of "Evadne" was played almost knee-deep in flowers, and that night
Mary Anderson J. M. Farrar
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Not long after, the children heard the name of "Evadne," brought faintly by the echoes, like the words of unseen ghosts who strive to awaken some beloved sleeper unconscious of their presence.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Various
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a string suite, an organ concerto with accompaniment of strings, horns, and harps, three choral works, and a ballet, "Evadne," on a subject of his own.
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Becka is playing Evadne, and I must say, she does do it well.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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Becka is playing Evadne, and I must say, she does do it well.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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