name
Meaning 1
plural of Lue
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
lues
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈluːiːz/
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noun
Meaning 2
A plague or disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
A plague or disease.
Syphilis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, specifically, uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lues venerea
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
third-person singular simple present indicative of lue
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
Meaning 5
a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD
Narrower terms: primary syphilis, secondary syphilis, tertiary syphilis, neurosyphilis
History
Etymology
From Latin lues (“plague”).
See lue.