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adj
Consisting of loose leaves (pages), often collected in a binder, rather than being bound like a book or stapled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of tea: supplied as whole tea leaves rather than teabags.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of lettuce: having loosely bunched leaves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Lined paper, usually collected in a binder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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adjective satellite
being or having leaves that can be easily removed or rearranged
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
From loose + leaf (“sheet of a book, magazine, etc.”).
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
