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BEATRICE
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Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, English
Pronounced: be-ah-TREE-che (Italian), BEE-ə-tris (English), BEE-tris (English) [key]
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Italian form of BEATRIX. Beatrice was Dante's guide through paradise in his epic poem 'The Divine Comedy' (1321). This was also the name of a character in Shakespeare's play 'Much Ado About Nothing' (1599). |
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