Lisa

//ˈliːsə// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Apple Lisa. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical

    "Both Macs and Lisas, along with Imagewriter printers, are part of the convention network organized by Sytek of Mountain View, California."

  2. 2
    Acronym of lifetime individual savings account abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  3. 3
    An idealised girlfriend. slang
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Hebrew.

    "You were born in the '70s? Were you named after Lisa on As the World Turns?"

  2. 2
    Initialism of Laser Interferometer Space Antenna; abbreviation, used in LISA Pathfinder, an ESA space probe that will test technologies needed a gravitational wave observatory. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Example

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"Lisa told me that she had tried natto."

Etymology

Diminutive of Elisabeth in several European languages. The computer is named after Lisa Brennan-Jobs, officially explained as an acronym for “Locally Integrated Software Architecture”.

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