Alexa

name

name ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Ancient Greek.

    "Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe."

  2. 2
    A female given name from Ancient Greek.; Female equivalent of Alex. feminine, form-of
  3. 3
    A female given name from Ancient Greek.; Diminutive of Alexandra. diminutive, form-of
  4. 4
    A female given name from Ancient Greek.; A speech recognition and intelligent personal assistant application developed by Amazon.com, Inc.

    "Create an upbeat mix for your life’s soundtrack. Easier yet, tell Alexa to play songs from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s or whatever musical genre that is your motivational call-to-arms."

Example

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"Saint Louis University recently announced it will equip every student living space with Amazon’s Alexa system."

Etymology

* From Alex + -a. A feminine form of Alex. * A female given name, clipping of Alexandra.

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