Florence
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6.1
- proper noun
- /ˈflɔrəns/
:
huracán Florence
- The summer Eddie Net turned fifteen; his Uncle Abe was paroled from Florence State Penitentiary and moved in with Eddie's family.
Examples
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An example of the danger is Richard Reid, a prisoner currently held in Florence, Colorado.
Academic text (2010) -
Florence Welch, of Florence + The Machine fame, has announced she will take a year-long break.
Blog text (32) -
Having gone into exile from Florence in 1304, he spent the next five years in Padua, Treviso, and Venice.
Academic text (2007) -
They'd toured gardens as far apart as Vancouver, Sissinghurst, Nara, and Florence.
Fiction book (1996) -
The president visits areas devastated by Hurricane Florence, as widespread relief operations continued.
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Visitors and many island residents have evacuated because of Hurricane Florence approaching the coast.
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Like many Virginians, I watched the shifting path of Hurricane Florence with alternating horror and relief.
Synonyms
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2.2
A very strong storm that forms over warm ocean water with powerful winds and heavy rain
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3.7
A very strong storm with winds that spin and bring heavy rain and damage
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5.5
A very large, powerful storm that causes widespread damage or a very serious situation with many problems
Compounds
A meeting of Catholic church leaders from 1431 to 1449 to discuss reforms and unity
A vegetable with a swollen white bulb and a sweet, licorice-like taste that you eat cooked or raw
Surface Forms
Etymology
Florence as the name of the 2018 storm comes from the same Latin Florentia, from flor meaning 'flower' or 'to bloom'. A helpful way to remember this is that weather agencies give storms human or place names, so the storm was simply given the name Florence, even though the name itself originally means 'flourishing'.