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.
Sound
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noun
Abbreviation of luxury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
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noun
Ethernet mode LX transmission (laser fibre optic)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
total X-ray luminosity of X-ray sources within the defined population
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
Abbreviation of linguistics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
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adjective satellite
being ten more than fifty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sixty, 60, threescore
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noun
a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lux
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Broader terms: illumination unit
noun
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sixty, 60
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Broader terms: large integer
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵhwéh2s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English linguist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English linguistics English -x English lx From linguistics + -x.
