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Lenore

UK/ləˈnɔː/US/ləˈnoɹ/

Lenore proper noun: a female given name, variant of Eleanor.

Proper noun

Lenore

  1. A female given name, variant of Eleanor.
    • […] sorrow for the lost Lenore — / For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore — / Nameless here for evermore.1845 February, — Quarles [pseudonym; Edgar Allan Poe], “The Raven”, in The American Review, volume I, number II, New York, N.Y.; London: Wiley & Putnam, […], →OCLC

Origin of Lenore

Apheretic form of Eleanor.

Questions about Lenore

What does Lenore mean?
Lenore means a female given name, variant of Eleanor.
What part of speech is Lenore?
Lenore is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lenore?
Lenore is pronounced /ləˈnoɹ/ (US).

Words near Lenore in the dictionary

  1. lenok
  2. lenoks
  3. Lenon
  4. Lenons
  5. Lenora
  6. Lenore
  7. Lenormand
  8. Lenormands
  9. lenos
  10. Lenox
  11. Lenox Dale

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