Standard Lemma guide
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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noun
Clipping of fleur-de-lis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
The substance of a legal dispute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
plural of li
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Initialism of library and information science.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of locked-in syndrome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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History
Learned borrowing from Latin lis (“quarrel, lawsuit”).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
