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delia

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for delia.

Editorial note

This is what made the spectacle of a drunken Delia shouting it at a crowd all the more absurd.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of delia gathered in one view.

noun

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

noun

A village in Alberta, Canada.

noun

A city in Kansas.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for delia.

noun

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

noun

A village in Alberta, Canada.

noun

A city in Kansas.

noun

A municipality of Sicily, Italy.

Example sentences

1

This is what made the spectacle of a drunken Delia shouting it at a crowd all the more absurd.

2

Someone bought Delia Smith's Complete Cookery Course as a wedding present for me and my wife.

3

It definitely includes the mother of all electronic music Delia Derbyshire (ask Peter Kember!) You might know her from the original Doctor Who theme music.

4

A version still influenced by Delia Derbyshire's version.

5

For some cooks (notably Delia Smith) I've simplified their recipes over the years to reduce the number of discrete steps, utensils and cooking time involved.

6

I'm a fan of Delia Smith's stuff, personally.

7

I thought all cookbooks were just recipe collections until I picked up Darina Allen's 'Ballymaloe Cookery Course', a 'proper' cookbook that you could use for life by Ireland's Delia Smith (I guess?

8

> Composed by Ron Grainer, realized by Delia Derbyshire of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

9

The most famous example of the phrase I'm aware of is when Delia Smith, a septuagenarian TV cook, exhalted her home Norwich City fans with a drunken slurred voice at half time over the PA system.

10

If you ignore Daphne Oram, Delia Derbyshire, Wendy Carlos, Kraftwerk, or any of the genre defining moments/movements (like Brian Eno, The Normal, Laurie Anderson, The Belleville Three, Frankie Knuckles, LTJ Bukem, Aphex Twin, …) then the list is at best incomplete.

Quote examples

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We might as well say, "electronic music comes from black music in America" but that can't be right because of Kraftwerk and Delia Derbyshire.

2

I didn't immediately find an, "entry" for Delia Derbyshire but Daphne Oram is there.

3

Edit: It's a bit controversial but Delia Smith's "How To Cheat At Cooking" is an interesting recipe book if you want to knock up tasty meals quickly.

4

Celebrity chefs used to be obnoxious, "always-be-prepared", by-the-book home-goddess archetypes like Delia Smith; at some point over the last 25 years, they turned into sexy, improvising, creative rockstars.

Proper noun examples

1

Delia Derbyshire Laurie Spiegel It's a bit fuzzy in where the boundaries are for the category represented by the list.

2

Delia Derbyshire is one of my heroes: an electronic music pioneer way before her time.

3

If I asked anyone I know how they connect that phrase, it'd be Delia.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use delia in a sentence?

This is what made the spectacle of a drunken Delia shouting it at a crowd all the more absurd.

What does delia mean?

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

What part of speech is delia?

delia is commonly used as noun.