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laura

noun
lau·​ra | \ ˈläv-rə How to pronounce laura (audio) \

Definition of laura

: a monastery of an Eastern church

Examples of laura in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Here’s what laura can draw This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be missing content or contain faulty links. — Wired Staff, WIRED, "transportation," 13 June 2004

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First Known Use of laura

circa 1752, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for laura

Late Greek, from Greek, lane

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