English Explanatory Dictionary

Lisa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

lēʹsə lēʹzə līʹzə /ˈliːsə/ /ˈliːzə/ /ˈlaɪzə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Lisa.wav /ˈlisə/ /ˈlizə/

Word forms

Lisa Lisas

Etymology

Diminutive of Elisabeth in several European languages. The computer is named after Lisa Brennan-Jobs, officially explained as an acronym for “Locally Integrated Software Architecture”.

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