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ALME
Noun
alme (plural almes)
Alternative form of almah
Anagrams
• -meal, Elam, Elma, Lema, MalĂ©, amel, lame, lamĂ©, leam, lema, male, meal, mela, mela-
Source: Wiktionary
Al"me, Al"meh, n. Etym: [Ar. 'almah (fem.) learned, fr. 'alama to know: cf. F. almée.]
Definition: An Egyptian dancing girl; an Alma. The Almehs lift their arms in dance. Bayard Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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