name
Meaning 1
A surname from Italian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
luce
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: /luːs/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /ˈlʉs/
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homophone: loose
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rhymes with -uːs
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CMU ARPABET: L UW1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A township in Spencer County, Indiana, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
An unincorporated community in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
The pike, Esox lucius, when fully grown.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
United States playwright and public official (1902-1987)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Clare Booth Luce
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dramatist, playwright
noun
Meaning 6
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Henry Luce, Henry Robinson Luce
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: publisher
History
Etymology
From Old French lus, luis, from Latin lūcius.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: щука (štuka) — Esox lucius