Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name.
  • proper noun biblical A captain of King David.
  • proper noun A male given name, mostly of American usage.

Etymologies

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Russian and Czech diminutive of the cognates of Irene.

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From a Hebrew word meaning "watchful"; the name of a minor figure in the Bible (2 Samuel 20:26).

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Examples

  • It works because Ira is in on the joke, and brings you with — at a certain point, the cleverness becomes so extroverted that the listener begins to share in the delight of anticipation, not just presentation.

    The Hills of Tomorrow Matthew Guerrieri 2008

  • But I am also very saddened by the American casualties in Ira

    Kucinich Web site crashes, he cites 'suspicious circumstances' 2008

  • But Babbitt isn't writing as the brash polemicist we think of, but as a representative of tradition that had moved past the sort of try-anything facility he saw reflected in Ira Gershwin's freewheeling slang and sleight-of-hand rhymes.

    Archive 2008-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008

  • It works because Ira is in on the joke, and brings you with — at a certain point, the cleverness becomes so extroverted that the listener begins to share in the delight of anticipation, not just presentation.

    Archive 2008-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008

  • But Babbitt isn't writing as the brash polemicist we think of, but as a representative of tradition that had moved past the sort of try-anything facility he saw reflected in Ira Gershwin's freewheeling slang and sleight-of-hand rhymes.

    The Hills of Tomorrow Matthew Guerrieri 2008

  • ` ` It doesn't always look the best, '' James said of his teammate, ` ` but Ira is really effective. ''

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • Captured and alone Ira is fed raspberry crystal meth and threatened with the torture of having his foreskin removed, but what his captors don't know ......

    Archive 2007-04-01 2007

  • The men in Ira's battalion became best buddies and Ira finally felt as if he belonged.

    Quiet Hero: The Ira Hayes Story 2007

  • Part 4: Ira is talking to people who want to be on video, but I really think these two common mistakes apply equally to writing: Be aware of your voice.

    Storytelling cavalaxis 2007

  • Part 4: Ira is talking to people who want to be on video, but I really think these two common mistakes apply equally to writing: Be aware of your voice.

    Archive 2007-06-01 cavalaxis 2007

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