Beatrice
pronunciation
How to pronounce Beatrice in British English:
UK ['biətris; 'bi:tris]
How to pronounce Beatrice in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
Word Origin
- Beatrice
- fem. proper name, from French Béatrice, from Latin beatrix, fem. of beatricem "who makes happy," from beatus "happy, blessed," past participle of beare "make happy, bless" (see beatitude).
Example
- 1. Beatrice lived in a village twelve kilometers away .
- 2. But as beatrice grew up she began to have doubts .
- 3. Lady beatrice , have you wept all this while ?
- 4. We stayed at beatrice house on rampart street , a charmingly ramshackle villa that dated back to the 17th century .
- 5. I give you my soul to find beatrice !