/ Dictionary / Index L Luria: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Lu•ri•a Pronunciation: (loor'ē-u), [key] 1912–91, U.S. biologist, born in Italy: Nobel prize for medicine 1969. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Lurex lurid Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pugilist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language