Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Fallow; unseeded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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adj
Rotated to pasture instead of cropping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A commune of Moselle department, Lorraine, Grand Est, France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Leyen
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noun
Arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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noun
A ley line.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative spelling of lea.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Archaic form of lye.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, archaic
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noun
Law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pasture, pastureland, grazing land, lea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grassland
Narrower terms: commons, common land, cow pasture
History
See lea.
From French Ley.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
