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Santa vs Alba - What's the difference?

santa | alba |

As a proper noun Santa

is santa Claus.

As a noun alba is

a type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.

santa

English

Proper noun

(s)
  • Santa Claus

    • Synonyms

    * Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick

    Derived terms

    * Santa Claus * Santa hat * Santa suit * Santa's workshop * secret Santa

    Anagrams

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    alba

    English

    Etymology 1

    First attested in 1821; from the (etyl) alba, ultimately from the (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally , about lovers who must part at dawn.

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    Etymology 2

    First attested in 1848; from the (etyl) alba (the feminine form of albus, “white”) in the now-disused species name of ''(l) ).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A white-flowered shrub rose of the hybrid .
  • A flower of the hybrid Rosa'' × ''alba .

    • External links

    * (List of Rosa species)

    Etymology 3

    First attested in 1859; from the (etyl) alba, the nominative plural form of , whence the (etyl) album.

    Noun

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    • Anagrams

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