amelia

¹ American  

[uh-mel-ee-uh, ey-mee-lee-uh] / əˈmɛl i ə, eɪˈmi li ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. the congenital absence of one or more limbs.

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Amelia ² American  

[uh-meel-yuh] / əˈmil yə /

noun

1. a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “industrious.”

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amelia British  

/ əˈmiːlɪə /

noun

1. pathol the congenital absence of arms or legs

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Etymology

Origin of amelia

First recorded in 1970–75; a- ⁶ + -melia

Example Sentences

People who know nada about aviation history still know who Amelia Earhart is.

From Los Angeles Times

Didn’t you try to kidnap Amelia Earhart out of the skies over the Pacific?

From Literature

Silent Hill: Townfall is set in a fictional place called St Amelia, which is based on the real village of St Monans in the East Neuk of Fife.

From BBC

It shows a harbour littered with lobster boxes and boats bobbing in the water, as well as colourful bunting along the dark streets of St Amelia.

From BBC

Despite the awkward persona Amelia Dimoldenberg projects in her decade-old YouTube interview show “Chicken Shop Date,” the 32-year-old Londoner expresses wonderment that her little web series that could has taken her all the way to the Academy Awards red carpet, where she’ll be returning as a correspondent next month for the third year in a row.

From Los Angeles Times