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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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The Libertarian party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: government, politics
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The astrological sign, Libra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Abbreviation of Liberal Party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: government, politics
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Abbreviation of Liberal Party.
Abbreviation of Liberal Democrat Party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: government, politics
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Abbreviation of Libertarian Party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: government, politics
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noun
liberal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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noun
liberation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
library
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
libertarian
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A potion; magic potion; charm; concoction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal
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noun
A member of the Liberal Party of Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australian
Topics: government, politics
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noun
A member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canadian
Topics: government, politics
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noun
Abbreviation of lithium-ion battery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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verb
To geld; castrate; emasculate (usually said of animals).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive
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History
Abbreviation for various words beginning in lib-.
Inherited from Middle English libbe, from Old English lybb, lyb (“medicine, drug, potion, poison, charm”), from Proto-West Germanic *lubi, from Proto-Germanic *lubją (“wort, herb, drug, poison”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbh-, *lewb- (“to peel, break, damage”), from Proto-Indo-European *lew- (“to cut, remove, prune, separate”). Cognate with German Luppe, Lüppe (“salve, ointment, plant juice, medicine, magic”), Icelandic lyf (“medicine, drug”).
From Middle English *libben (suggested by libbyng (“gelding”), lybbere (“gelder”)), related to Dutch lubben (“to castrate, emasculate”), Dutch libbe (“a steer”), lubbert (“a eunuch”). Further relation uncertain. Possibly related to Old English *lybban (“to doctor”), from Proto-West Germanic *lubbjan; or perhaps related to Old English lappa, læppa (“lappet, piece, section, lobe, portion, district”). More at lop.
