name
Meaning 1
plural of Lo
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Standard Lemma guide
los
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /lɒs/
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General-American: /lɑs/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɒs
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homophone: loss
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CMU ARPABET: L OW1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: L AO1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Initialism of loan origination system, a software application or ASP solution for originating loans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Meaning 3
Initialism of Land of Smiles (a nickname for Thailand).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Meaning 4
A medium-sized wildcat, most of them part of the genus Lynx.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Examples
- The los had been brought from a northern part of the United States.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lynx
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noun
Meaning 5
Obsolete form of loss.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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noun
Meaning 6
Alternative form of loos (“praise; fame; reputation”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
Initialism of level of service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: transport
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noun
Meaning 8
Initialism of line of sight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 9
Initialism of loss of signal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
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noun
Meaning 10
Initialism of Law of the Sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 11
Initialism of line of supply.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 12
Initialism of large offspring syndrome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 13
Initialism of lipooligosaccharide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 14
plural of LO
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lusk, from Old English lox, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic *luhsaz. Cognate with Scots los, Saterland Frisian Luks, Low German Luks, Dutch los, German Luchs, Luxembourgish Luuss.
Inherited from Middle English los, from Old English los, from Proto-Germanic *lusą, from Proto-Indo-European *lews-.