Elia

[ ee-lee-uh ]

noun

1. the pen name of Charles Lamb.

Elia

¹

/ ˈiːlɪə /

noun

1. the pen name of (Charles) Lamb

Elia

²

/ ˈiːlɪə /

noun

1. a department of SW Greece, in the W Peloponnese: in ancient times most of the region formed the state of Elis. Pop: 183 521 (2001). Area: 2681 sq km (1035 sq miles) Modern Greek nameIlía

Example Sentences

“Five of them would attend a show and each one would memorize a certain part of a garment,” said Elia.

From The Daily Beast

For New Faces of ‘52, a landmark revue, I did a satire on Death of a Salesman and Elia Kazan’s superheavy direction.

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Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb Perfection is the objective in the good essay.

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Even the physical reality of losing a girlfriend and gaining a boyfriend proves to be easier for Elia than one might imagine.

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“There was a rough patch for sure,” Elia said in a separate call, shortly after I finished speaking with Chaz.

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The gentle Elia made merry over the chance of a Quaker poet being hung.

From Project Gutenberg

Think of Elia having him sent up from the Goblin Valley, packed in wool, and finding him lively!

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One of them was a first edition of the 'Essays of Elia' which he thought a tremendous bargain; and it was, I'm sure.

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Of all the essays of Elia, the paper on "Roast Pig" is perhaps the most read, the most quoted, the most admired. '

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Delightful as the essays of Elia are, Lamb did not spend all the "riches of his wit" in their production.

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