Lisa

Definitions

1. Acronym of lifetime individual savings account
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
2. Initialism of Laser Interferometer Space Antenna; abbreviation, used in LISA Pathfinder, an ESA space probe that will test technologies needed a gravitational wave observatory.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. A female given name from Hebrew.
4. Ellipsis of Apple Lisa.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical
5. An idealised girlfriend.
   slang

Equivalents

Examples

“You were born in the '70s? Were you named after Lisa on As the World Turns?”

“Elizabeth coloured. "Oh, I don't want⟳ the doll called after me, if that is what you mean⟳," she said, rather disdainfully. "Nonsense, Lisa!" laughed her father, "you ought to consider⟳ yourself highly honoured to have⟳ such a handsome lady as this for your namesake."”

“Lisa is a better name⟳. Claudia bangs, like⟳ the gong in the hall at Sotleigh. Bang - whoom! Lisa makes a nice silky noise, like⟳ streams or rain⟳.”

“Did I want⟳ to be burdened with a common name⟳? Be the third Lisa and fourth Susan in my classroom? Darleen or Doreen or Maureen? I did.”

“Both Macs and Lisas, along with Imagewriter printers, are part of the convention network organized by Sytek of Mountain View⟳, California.”

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