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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
A diminutive of the female given name Christine and of its variant forms; fairly common as a formal female given name in the 20th century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A mostly Scottish and Irish diminutive of the male given name Christopher.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Christopher or Christian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A high-speed ski turn in which the skis are kept parallel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports
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noun
prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Agatha Christie, Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
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Broader terms: writer, author
History
Named after the city of Kristiania (now Oslo) in Norway.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
