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Rosalia¹

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin Rosālia. Doublet of Rosalie.

proper noun

  1. historical A festival of roses celebrated on various dates in the ancient Roman Empire, primarily in May, but scattered through mid-July.
  2. A female given name from Latin. Mrs. Rosalia Gurnee Blauvelt, identified by birth and marriage with two old Rockland County families, died at St. Luke's Hospital early yesterday from the effects of a broken hip suffered in a fall.

rosalia²

Where it comes from

Compare French rosalie. Doublet of rusalka.

noun rosalias

  1. A form of melody in which a phrase or passage is successively repeated, each time a tone or semi-tone higher or lower

    Similar: melodic sequence

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@misc{rosalia_2026,
  title = {rosalia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rosalia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}