noun
Meaning 1
possessive case of lady: belonging to some or all ladies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ladies'
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Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: L EY1 D IY0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Ellipsis of ladies' room (“a lavatory intended for use by women”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, euphemistic, informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bathroom, latrine, necessarium, toilet, toilet room, urinal, water closet, WC, cloaca, closet, jacques, kocay, siege, cludgie, neddy, netty, shield, six, facilities, ladies and gentlemen, lavatory, lavabo, necessary, necessary room, office, office of ease, place, potty, privy, small room, smallest room, throne room, cottage, geography, House of Lords, khazi, usual offices, restroom, teahouse, tearoom, washroom, comfort room, CR, closet of decency, closet of ease, house of office, necessary place, purging place, vault, withdraught, wardrobe, shitter, urination station, bog, carsey, crapper, karzy, lats, lav, lavvy, loo, thunderbox, can, john, johnny, bogger, brasco, dike, dunny, jacks, jakes
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Ellipsis of ladies' department: a section of a department store where clothing is sold for adult females.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Real reading context