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alice

/ˈæləs/

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What does alice mean?

noun

  1. Acronym of All-purpose lightweight individual carrying equipment.
  2. Acronym of Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages popular in England since the Middle Ages.
More meanings (5)

proper noun

  1. The person or system that sends a message to another person or system conventionally known as Bob.
  2. (slang) The city of Alice Springs, Australia.
  3. A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A city in North Dakota.
  5. A city, the county seat of Jim Wells County, Texas.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈæləs/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈælɪs/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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“There, there, Alice,” he said, stroking her forehead, “try to sleep again, and do not worry your head about bad dreams.”
Edgar Rice BurroughsTarzan of the ApesProject Gutenberg ebook #78
So Alice got up and ran off, thinking while she ran, as well she might, what a wonderful dream it had been.
Lewis CarrollAlice's Adventures in WonderlandProject Gutenberg ebook #11
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Alice Bell is only sixteen and she is wearing hers up, but I think that’s ridiculous. I shall wait until I’m seventeen.”
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of Green GablesProject Gutenberg ebook #45
Before Elnora missed her, Alice, who had gone to investigate, came flying across the shadows and through the sunshine waving a paper.
Gene Stratton-PorterA Girl of the LimberlostProject Gutenberg ebook #125
Another head was in the way, and for a time Theron did not observe who sat beside Alice on the other side.
Harold FredericThe Damnation of Theron WareProject Gutenberg ebook #133