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Alexa

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

FrançaisAlexa
ItalianoAlexa

Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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