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Clarissa

Clarissa · Clarissas

Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint ClareSynonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.

/kləˈɹɪsə/

» Clarissa is wearing the coat I gave her.

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Meaning

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Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.

Examples

2 sentences

Clarissa is wearing the coat I gave her.
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Marina is from Russia and Clarissa is from Sweden.
ruМарина из России, а Кларисса - из Швеции. — marafon
deMarina kommt aus Russland und Clarissa kommt aus Schweden. — Ricardo14
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Translations

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Origin

Borrowed from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa; see there for more. Populari

Borrowed from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa; see there for more. Popularized in English by Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel Clarissa. Doublet of Clarisse.

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