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abbreviation
- Louisiana, a state of the United States of America.
initialism
- Los Angeles (US city)
- lead arsenate, a pesticide introduced in the US in 1892, largely replaced by DDT in the late 1940's, and ultimately banned in 1988.
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noun
- (linguistics) a labial consonant
- (music) an organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the lips or labia
- (linguistics) articulated by closing the lips, especially of the sounds of b, m and w
- (dentistry) Of an incisor or canine, on the side facing the lips. See mesial.
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| lambada |
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noun
- a fast-paced, erotic Brazilian dance in which couples dance with their stomachs touching
- the music to which it is danced
- A strong hit, the act of hitting someone/something with a piece of wood or club
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| large |
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adjective (larg, e)
- Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
- (Russia is a country)
- (The fruit-fly has eyes for its body size)
- (He has a collection of stamps)
See at large.
At liberty; Not incarcerated.
Representing the whole, rather than a section.
- As a collection or entirely- "the populace at "
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| larghetto |
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noun
- The larghetto tempo.
- Which tempo do you want, largo or ?
- A composition or movement to be played larghetto.
- The from this suite is one of the composer"s most evocative works.
adjective
- (music) Slower than adagio but not as slow as largo; nearly andantino.
- Play here, even though it"s marked largo.
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| laud |
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noun
- Praise or glorification.
- A hymn of praise.
- (in plural, sometimes Lauds) a prayer service following matins
verb
- (intransitive) To praise, to glorify.
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| lay |
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noun
- Arrangement or relationship; layout; eg, the lay of the land.
- The direction a rope is twisted.
- Worm and parcel with the ; turn and serve the other way.
- A casual sexual partner.
- A ballad or sung poem.
verb (lays, laying, laid)
- (transitive) To place something down in a position of rest.
- (context, transitive, archaic) To cause to subside or abate.
- (transitive) To leave something somewhere.
- (transitive) To prepare (e.g., the groundwork, the table).
- (transitive) To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another (e.g. lay brick, lay flooring.)
- (transitive) To produce and deposit (an egg).
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with someone, especially in a casual manner.
- (context, intransitive, non-standard, or, colloquial) To lie.
adjective
- Non-professional, not being a member of an organized institution (e.g. scientific lay person).
- Not belonging to the clergy.
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| legato |
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noun
- A slur curve above or below a passage of notes indicating that they should be played in a legato manner.
adverb
- (music) Smoothly, in a connected manner.
- Play this passage not portato.
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| leitmotif |
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noun
- (music) A melodic theme associated with a particular character, place, thing or idea in an opera.
- A recurring theme.
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| lento |
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adjective (music)
- (defn, English)
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| Li |
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proper noun
- A surname of Chinese origin, a variant of Lee (See: �).
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| librettist |
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noun (Plural: librettists)
- The person who writes a libretto.
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| libretto |
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noun (pl2=libretti)
- The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
- A book containing such a text.
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| lick |
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noun
- The act of licking.
- The cat gave its fur a .
- The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
- Give me a of ice cream.
- A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
- The birds gathered at the clay .
- (colloquial) A stroke or blow.
- Hit that wedge a good with the sledgehammer.
- (colloquial) A bit.
- You don't have a of sense.
- I didn't do a of work today.
- (music) A short motif.
- There are some really good blues licks in this solo.
verb
- To stroke with the tongue.
- The cat licked its fur.
- (colloquial) To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.
- My dad can your dad.
- (colloquial) To overcome.
- I think I can this.
- (vulgar, slang) To perform cunnilingus.
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| lied |
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noun (lieder)
- (music) An art song, sung in German and accompanied on the piano
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| lilt |
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noun
- Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
- A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.
verb to lilt
- To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip, fly, or hop.
- To sing cheerfully.
- To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
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| limbo |
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noun
- (context, Roman Catholic theology, since circa 1300) The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus infantum).
- (context, by extension, since the 16th century) Any in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock.
- My application has been stuck in bureaucratic for two weeks.
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| lip |
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noun
- (countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
- (countable) A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.
- (countable) The rim of an open container.
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- an edge that projects slightly, such as the rim of the lid for a pot or jar.-->
- (context, slang, uncountable) impertinence, Impertinence.
- Don"t give me any !
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| long |
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noun
- (linguistics) A long vowel.
verb
- (intransitive) To await, to aspire, to want (for something to occur)
- She longed for him to come back.
adjective
- Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point. Long usually applies to horizontal dimensions. (italbrac, see Usage Notes)
- It's a way from the Earth to the Moon.
- Of things that take much time or are of great duration.
- The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a time.
- (finance) possessing or owning stocks, bonds or other financial instruments.
- (cricket) of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position)
adverb
- Over a great distance in space.
- He threw the ball .
- For a duration in time.
- Will this interview take ?
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| longa |
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noun
- (music) A musical note equal to two breves, or two whole notes.
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adverb longwise
- lengthwise, Lengthwise, in the longer direction.
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| low |
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noun
- Something that is low.
- A depressed mood or situation.
- He is in a right now
verb
- (intransitive) To moo.
- The cattle were lowing.
adjective
- In a position comparatively close to the ground.
- Small in height.
- depressed, Depressed, sad.
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| low-pitched |
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adjective ((compar) lower-pitched or more low-pitched, (superl) lowest-pitched or most low-pitched)
- Of a sound, having a comparatively low pitch.
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| lutanist |
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noun
- One who plays the lute, a lutist.
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| lute |
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noun
- A fretted stringed instrument similar to a guitar having a bowl shaped body or soundbox.
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| lutenist |
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noun
- One who plays the lute, a lutist.
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| lutist |
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noun
- One who plays the lute.
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| lyre |
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noun
- a stringed musical instrument.
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| lyricist |
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noun
- a person who writes the lyrics of a song
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