HOW TO PRONOUNCE
eliza
/ɪˈlaɪzə/
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What does eliza mean?
proper noun
- A female given name from Hebrew, popular in the 19th century.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɪˈlaɪzə/
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The reason I had to sleep with aunt Eliza, Betsy, my nurse, was only ten years older than I was.
Catherine, it was said, had not entirely given up hope, but Eliza, who was born a pessimist, had never had any.
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Reassured by her mistress’ confident tone, Eliza proceeded nimbly and adroitly with her toilet, laughing at her own fears, as she proceeded.
This I felt sure was Eliza, though I could trace little resemblance to her former self in that elongated and colourless visage.
“I may thank you, Eliza, for this piece of civility. Mr. Darcy would never have come so soon to wait upon me.”