nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Kiwi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From kiwi, a flightless bird native to and a national symbol of New Zealand. Pronunciation: /ˈkiːwi/ 1. A rural locality in Tasman district, New Zealand. Example: At Kiwi, 40 miles from Nelson, eight women installed themselves in the goods shed, taking with them their knitting, and a supply of food and magazines. The demolition crew was unable to pull the building down without injuring them.
Word: Klara Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, variant of Clara. Example: Miss Lois Katherine Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry O. Clark of East Orange, N. J., was married last night at 8 o’clock in Grace Church, Orange, to Edward Sprague Isham of Burlington, Vt. […] The maid of honor was Miss Klara Clark, sister of the bride, and the bridesmaids were Miss Elsie Clark, another sister; Miss Isabel King, and Miss Mary Johnson of East Orange, and Mrs. John Fuller of Honesdale, Penn. Example: She is as game for the postmodern costume ideas of our eldest, Rebekah — in 2013, she went as a washer/dryer set — as for the classical preferences of our third daughter, Klara, who has been, inter alia, a flower and a ballerina.
Word: Knight Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English knyghte, from Old English cniht (“youth; servant”). Pronunciation: /naɪt/ 1. An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a mounted soldier. Example: Though teams from China have hoisted the Summoner’s Cup, which goes to the Worlds champion, it’s always been South Korean mid laners who have starred on those teams. Erzberger said Knight wants to be the first Chinese mid laner to hoist that trophy — and maybe become a national treasure himself. 2. A town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. 3. A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
Word: Ko Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Fungor (“language of Sudan”).
Word: Ko Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 柯 (Kʻo¹), 葛 (Ko²), Cantonese 高 (gou1), Korean 고 (Go), etc. 1. A surname.
Word: Koala Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Koala, from West Africa. 1. A surname. Labels: countable 2. A West African placename Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A West African placename Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A West African placename Labels: countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable 5. A West African placename Labels: countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable 6. A West African placename Labels: countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable
Word: Koko Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Collines department, Benin. 2. A town and commune in Bouaké department, Gbêkê, Ivory Coast. 3. A village in Korhogo department, Poro, Ivory Coast. 4. A town in Delta State, Nigeria. Example: When his poppa failed, his momma […] took him to the mountain near Koko. 5. A Khoisan language of Namibia and Botswana.
Word: Kokyo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 皇居 (kōkyo), from Middle Chinese 皇 (ɣwang, “emperor; sovereign”) + 居 (kjo, “dwelling; residence”). 1. The Japanese imperial palace, located in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo.
Word: Koran Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of Qur'an.
Word: Koran Part of Speech: name 1. Dated spelling of Qur'an. Example: The state bed of Sobieski, King of Poland, was made of Smyrna gold brocade embroidered in turquoises with verses from the Koran. Example: He reads largely religious books, chiefly the Gita and Upanishads. He has read the Koran and he is now re-reading the Bible.
Word: Koran Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Czech Korán. 1. A surname from Czech.
Word: Kraken Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Norwegian kraken (Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry), definite singular of krake (“crooked dead tree, wooden drag/grapnel”) (Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry), both from Old Norse kraki (“crooked dead tree, wooden drag/grapnel”, literally “crookie: something with crooks/hooks”), from Proto-Germanic *krankaz (“crooked”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹæ.kən/, /ˈkɹɑː.kən/, /ˈkɹeɪ.kən/, /-kɪn/ 1. A colossal sea monster that attacks ships and sailors, often portrayed as a giant octopus or squid. Labels: Norse
Word: Kraken Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Norwegian kraken (Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry), definite singular of krake (“crooked dead tree, wooden drag/grapnel”) (Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry), both from Old Norse kraki (“crooked dead tree, wooden drag/grapnel”, literally “crookie: something with crooks/hooks”), from Proto-Germanic *krankaz (“crooked”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹæ.kən/, /ˈkɹɑː.kən/, /ˈkɹeɪ.kən/, /-kɪn/ 1. Short for Kraken variant (“SARS-CoV-2 virus variant XBB.1.5”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: Kris Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given names Kristina, Kristin, Kristine and related given names (Christina, etc). 2. A diminutive of the male given names Christopher, Christian, and related given names. Example: Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who was tapped to help Vice President Mike Pence lead the panel, defended the commission in an interview on CNN’s “New Day” Monday.
Word: Kronos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos). 1. Alternative form of Cronus. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Krypton Part of Speech: name 1. A fictional planet, the native world of Superman, named after the element krypton.
Word: Kuk Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a word meaning "river" in an Inuit language. 1. A river in Alaska.
Word: Kun Part of Speech: name 1. A Finnish Moon god.
Word: Kuna Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Polish, Czech, Slovak, Serbo-Croatian/Bosnian, Hungarian and Jewish surname, from Kuna, from kuna (“marten”), nickname for a quick-tempered or aggressive person. * Also as a Czech surname, from the personal name Kuna, a pet form of Kunrat, medieval form of Konrad. 1. A surname from Polish.
Word: Kuna Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Cuna. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Kuna Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Cuna. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Ky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Abbreviation of kyanite. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Example: (A) Plane-polarized light and (B) back-scattered electron (BSE) images. The pseudomorph (Crd) is made up of Grt + Qtz + Ky rodlets + micas flakes (mainly biotite, Bt).
Word: Ky Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Kylie, Kylee, or Kyleigh. 1. A short form of the female given names Kylie, Kylee, or Kyleigh, used as a nickname and/or as a form that is not overtly feminine. Example: However, its latest challenger, the 'aged' filter is growing in popularity with 6.9 million videos shared by users. And of course, with such a celebrity like Ky [Kylie Jenner] jumping on the social media trend, we only expect this number to grow.
Word: L Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /ɛl/, /l/, [l], [ɫ] 1. The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, uppercase
Word: L Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /ɛl/, /l/, [l], [ɫ] 1. The twelfth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script. Labels: uppercase
Word: L Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Abbreviation of losses (statistic). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of loss. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, slang Example: to take the L 3. Abbreviation of loss. Labels: Internet, broadly, countable, slang, uncountable 4. Alternative form of el (“elevated train”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: PLEASE! HELP US KEEP THE "L" AND SUBWAY CLEAN 5. Abbreviation of Libertarian. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 6. Initialism of left. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of Latin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of large (the manufactured size or an item of that size). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable, usually 9. Initialism of lira. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 10. Initialism of lobby. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 11. Abbreviation of low pressure front. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 12. Initialism of ligne. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 13. Initialism of lesbian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: L wntd to share spacious JP apt w/veget non-smkng indep quiet L, dog, cat. 14. Two cigarette papers laid perpendicularly on each other when making a joint. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: L Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of large (of the manufactured size). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable, usually 2. Initialism of left. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable 3. Initialism of low (variety of a language with limited prestige and official acceptance). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Example: an L variety 4. Bad, subpar, of inferior quality (abbreviation of loser). (Compare noun etymology 2, noun sense 1 and etymology 2, noun sense 2.) Labels: not-comparable, slang
Word: L. Part of Speech: name 1. Latin
Word: L. Part of Speech: noun 1. pound sterling 2. Abbreviation of locative case. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: La Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From LA 1. Alternative form of LA. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: La Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From la., from lane 1. Abbreviation of lane (in street addresses). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: La Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: Lab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation 1. Diminutive of Labrador, a breed of dog. Labels: diminutive, form-of, informal
Word: Lab Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation 1. Abbreviation of Labour. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of 2. Alternative form of Lab., Abbreviation of Labrador: a region of Canada. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, alternative
Word: Lab Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Serbo-Croatian Lab, from Лаб, from Thracian Alb. 1. A river in Kosovo. 2. A region of Kosovo.
Word: Labor Part of Speech: name 1. The Australian Labor Party. Labels: Australian, informal Example: Nevertheless there is a distinct difference of emphasis, in the sense just indicated, between the two sides of Australian politics. There has always been some international isolationism, too, in Labor circles in Australia. Example: Labor did not regain office until 1929, and then only for a three-year period. 2. Misspelling of Labour, a UK political party. Labels: UK, US, alt-of, misspelling
Word: Labor Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Labarre. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Labour Part of Speech: name 1. Short for the Labour Party. Labels: New-Zealand, UK, abbreviation, alt-of 2. Misspelling of Labor, an Australian political party. Labels: Australia, alt-of, misspelling
Word: Lacerta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin lacerta (“a lizard”) 1. An inconspicuous autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lizard. It lies between the constellations of Cygnus and Andromeda.
Word: Lada Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈlɑːdə/ 1. A female given name from Czech. 2. A surname. 3. an alleged Slavic goddess of love and beauty. 4. A make of car, produced by the Soviet/Russian automotive manufacturer AvtoVAZ; the car's name for the internal Soviet/Russian market is Zhiguli (Жигули́ (Žigulí)).
Word: Lade Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse hlaða (“to stack, pile”). * As a north German surname, variant of Ladwig, Ludwig. * Also as a German surname, from the archaic noun Lade (“chest”). * As an English surname, from Old English lad (“waterway”). 1. A surname. 2. A coastal hamlet in Lydd parish, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0820).
Word: Lade Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάδη (Ládē). 1. An ancient island off the coast of Miletus; now part of the mainland of Asia Minor.
Word: Ladino Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ladino לאדינו (ladino) (or from Spanish ladino), from Latin Latīnus (“Latin”). Doublet of Ladin and Latin. Pronunciation: /ləˈdiːnəʊ/, /ləˈdinoʊ/ 1. A Romance language mainly spoken by Sephardic Jews (Wikipedia), derived mainly from Old Castilian (Spanish) and Hebrew.
Word: Ladino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish ladino (“Latinized”). Pronunciation: /ləˈdiːnəʊ/, /ləˈdinoʊ/ 1. A person in Latin America whose culture or ancestry is a mixture of European Spanish and Native American, especially one who speaks Spanish; a mestizo. Example: [A]lthough almost all Pedranos consider themselves fully Mayan, many have some European and Ladino ancestry, stemming especially from prior generations when Spanish authorities governed the town.
Word: Ladino Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Ladino. This surname is mostly found in Colombia. Pronunciation: /ləˈdiːnəʊ/, /ləˈdinoʊ/ 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Lady Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.di/, [ˈleɪ.ɾi] 1. An aristocratic title for a woman. Example: Honor guests were Ladies Smith and Walker of Port Huron, Michigan. Lady Walker has been a Maccabee for 40 years. 2. An aristocratic title for a woman. Example: Would Lady Macbeth care for dessert? Example: How do you do, Lady Windermere? 3. An aristocratic title for a woman. Example: Sir John Smith and Lady Smith accompanied the ambassador. Example: Lady Russell was most anxiously zealous on the subject, and gave it much serious consideration. […] Herself, the widow of only a knight, she gave the dignity of a baronet all its due; 4. An aristocratic title for a woman. Example: He would feel that the mere idea of hearing a butler announce ‘Chief-Detective-Inspector and Lady Mary Parker’ would have something shocking about it. 5. An aristocratic title for a woman. Example: ”[…] Excuse me, mum, wot might your married name be?” ”Lady Peter Wimsey,” said Harriet, feeling not at all sure that it was her name. 6. A high priestess.
Word: Lady Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.di/, [ˈleɪ.ɾi] 1. The title for the (primary) female deity in female-centered religions. Example: My Lady, will you not take pity on me? 2. The title for the (primary) female deity in female-centered religions. Example: ...different stages of life as represented by our Lady as Maiden, Mother, and Crone, as well as our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage. Example: The Lord and the Lady Actually, when I say that Wicca is a Goddess tradition, I'm really only telling half of the story.
Word: Lahti Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Lahti. 1. A city and municipality, the capital of Päijänne Tavastia, Finland. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname from Finnish. Labels: countable
Word: Lai Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Lai Lai. 1. A Tibeto-Burman language of India and Burma.
Word: Lai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Chinese 賴／赖 (lài) (Mandarin: lài, Cantonese: laai⁶, Hakka: lai). 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Lai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 黎 (lai4). 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Lakes Part of Speech: name 1. The Lake District, a rural area in northwest England.
Word: Lakes Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England. 2. A state of South Sudan.
Word: Lakes Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Lake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lama Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Lamb Part of Speech: name Etymology: 1. From Middle English lamb as a nickname. 2. From a short form of Lambert. 3. Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luain. 4. Possibly also a translation of French agneau. 1. A surname from Middle English. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An unincorporated community in Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An extinct town in Marion County, Missouri, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An islet (small island) in the Firth of Forth, East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5386). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Lamb Part of Speech: name Etymology: See Lamb of God. See also lamb. 1. Jesus; the Lamb of God Example: And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Example: (See St. Paul's epistles, and the early Fathers.) And we have the expression "washed in the blood of the Lamb" adopted into the Christian Church. 2. The constellation and zodiacal sign Aries. Example: The Fish, His Church in union bound; The Lamb, once slain, but now enthroned; The Bull the victory shall gain; The Twins, Divine and human reign. Example: The lamb slain was called the Paschal Lamb. But what was that lamb? Evidently not an earthly lamb — (though certainly the earthly lambs on the hillsides were just then ready to be killed and eaten) — but the heavenly Lamb, which was slain or sacrificed when the Lord "passed over" the equator and obliterated the constellation Aries.
Word: Lamb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See lamb. 1. Alternative letter-case form of lamb (“a fan of Mariah Carey”). Labels: alt-of, slang Example: Mariah Carey’s memoir opens with the great line: “I refuse to acknowledge time, famously so.” As if to establish the rules of the book, then add, with a toss of hair, but you knew that. Most readers of The Meaning of Mariah Carey, which the record-smashing songstress wrote with Michaela Angela Davis, probably already did know that (and are happy to stick to Mariah’s anti-schedule), but there’s plenty in the 337-page volume that will surprise even the most devoted Lambs. Example: Similarly, although critics panned Glitter for being ‘an unintentionally hilarious compendium of time-tested cinematic clichés that illustrates the chasm between hopeful imitation and successful duplication,’ as the New York Times (Van Gelder 2001) put it, during the #JusticeForGlitter campaign, Mariah Carey’s fans, the Lambs, posted clips from the film on Twitter and reasserted their love for it.
Word: Lammas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Old English hlafmæsse (“loaf mass, harvest festival”). Pronunciation: /ˈlæməs/ 1. A former festival held on 1st August celebrating the harvest. Labels: England 2. 1st August, a quarter day. Labels: Scotland 3. A modern pagan festival celebrated in early August celebrating the start of the grain harvest.
Word: Lance Part of Speech: name Etymology: The surname is derived from a medieval given name Lanzo, short form of names beginning with the Germanic element *land; see land. Doublet of Lanzo. Pronunciation: /lɑːns/, /læns/ 1. A surname originating as a patronymic. 2. A male given name from the Germanic languages; by folk etymology associated with a lance. 3. A male given name from the Germanic languages; by folk etymology associated with a lance.
Word: Land Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Middle English. Example: After the success of Secret of Monkey Island (1990), composer Michael Land longed for a more flexible system to integrate his music into a game.
Word: Landau Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Landau. Pronunciation: /ˈlændaʊ/, /ˈlændɔː/ 1. A surname.
Word: Landen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Landen. 1. A city and municipality of the province of Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium.
Word: Landen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish Landén, an ornamental surname composed of the element land (“land”). 1. A surname from Swedish. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A census-designated place in Deerfield Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Lane Part of Speech: name Etymology: As an English surname, from lane; as an Irish surname, from several origins, including Laighin. See Lane. Pronunciation: /leɪn/ 1. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived in a lane. 2. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] anglicised from various Irish surnames. 3. A male given name transferred from the surname. 4. A female given name. 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A hamlet in Colan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8260). 13. A hamlet near Holme, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1005). 14. The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Labels: UK, informal Example: It was a gala night at the Lane, with Charles Mathews coming over from Covent Garden […]
Word: Lang Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Langer Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Langer (“a surname”, literally “a tall man”). 1. A surname from German.
Word: Lark Part of Speech: name 1. A surname transferred from the nickname, from lark as a byname or for a catcher and seller of larks. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic shortened from Larkin, a medieval diminutive of Laurence. 3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage. 4. A female given name from English from the lark bird. Example: Mama had chosen the name Lark. Lark Browning Erhardt. Papa had wanted to call me Beverly Mary; Mary after the Blessed Virgin. Mama said she wouldn't hang a name like Beverly Mary on a pet skunk. Where she got the idea for Lark, I don't know, though one time when I asked, she said that larks flew high and had a happy song. 5. A river in England, on the border between Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
Word: Lark Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Larak (“island off the coast of Iran”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Laser Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple type of dinghy
Word: Last Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various origins: * English metonymic occupational surname for a cobbler, from last (“a tool for shaping shoes”). Compare Laster. * Also as an English surname, from the adjective last. * Borrowed from Dutch and German Last, an occupational surname for a porter (see the German entry below). 1. A surname.
Word: Laster Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, variant of Lester. * Also as an English occupational surname, from the noun laster. 1. A surname originating as an occupation.
Word: Latin Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English Latyn, Latyne, Latin, from Old French latin, latyn, from Latin latīnus, from Latium (“the region around Rome”) + -īnus (adjective suffix). Displaced or merged with Old English Lǣden. Doublet of Ladin and Ladino. Pronunciation: /ˈlæt.ɪn/, [ˈlæt.n̩], [ˈlæʔ.n̩], /ˈlɛt.ən/ 1. Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium. Labels: not-comparable Example: Africa was the natural leader because there the number of Christians who were of Roman origin and Latin speech was probably far greater than in so cosmopolitan a city as Rome. 2. Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Serbo-Croatian incunabula printed in Latin letters are indubitably the products of a very modest establishment. 3. Of or relating to ancient Rome or its Empire. Labels: not-comparable Example: The earliest Latin culture of Ireland was heavily indebted to that of Britain[…] 4. Of or relating to Latium (modern Lazio), the region around Rome. Labels: not-comparable Example: From the Campagna and the Latin hills, the flame of rebellion spread to Antium and Terracina, and to the most remote allies of the Romans, the cities of the Campanian plains. 5. Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire. Labels: not-comparable Example: Major for joy, Minor for sadness, is apparently a significance which the German nations read into these scales; while the Semitic, Latin, and Slavic nations do not share this conception. Example: Therefore, although Portugal is a Latin culture, the significant African influence in Brazil creates a culture that cannot be defined simply as Latin; consequently, Brazilians prefer to define themselves as South American[…] 6. Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture. Labels: not-comparable Example: As such, today's Latin music is a synthesis of European, African, and the few indigenous elements that remain. 7. Roman Catholic; of or pertaining to the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Latin bishop now took the Greek bishop by the hand and conducted him to his throne[…]
Word: Latin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Latin, Latyn, from Old English Lǣden, from Vulgar Latin *ladinum (“Latin”) and Old French latin (“Latin”); all from Latin Latinus (“belonging to Latium”). Later influenced in form by the Latin word. Compare Dutch Latijn (“Latin”), German Latein (“Latin”), Swedish Latin (“Latin”). Pronunciation: /ˈlæt.ɪn/, [ˈlæt.n̩], [ˈlæʔ.n̩], /ˈlɛt.ən/ 1. The language of the ancient Romans, other Latins and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin. Labels: uncountable Example: Supper being over, the lawyer took his leave, and the doctor began to ſound the learned clerk reſpecting his proficiency in the dead languages. "As to dead languages," replied the ſchoolmafter, "I was once a vaſt pretty ſcholar indeed, but want of exercise has made me main ſlack—I can't get over my ground as I uſed to do. Then as to the t'other dead fellow, I could never greek it at all, that's flat. And, Lord bleſs you! my Latin is of no more uſe to me here than—than—" Here he ſtuck for want of a ſimile; when Mr. Le Dupe helped him out by ſaying, "that it is to a young man at college, where it is conſidered a pedantic inſult, and an unpardonable bore, to utter a Latin ſentence." Example: To Hall [Robert A. Hall, Jr.], the development would be something as follows: Latin > Proto-Romance (dated late Republic and Early Empire) > Proto-Continental Romance > Proto-Italo-Western Romance (to which Hall would limit the term "Vulgar Latin") > Proto-Western Romance > Proto-Gallo Romance, etc. Each of these main divisions splits off into further languages: Latin > Classical Latin; Proto-Romance > Proto-Southern Romance > Sardinian, Lucianian, Sicilian; Proto-Continental Romance > Proto-Eastern Romance > Proto-Balkan Romance, etc. 2. The Latin alphabet or writing system. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The nonsense placeholder text (often based on real Latin) used in greeking. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Latin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Latin, Latyn, from Old English Lǣden, from Vulgar Latin *ladinum (“Latin”) and Old French latin (“Latin”); all from Latin Latinus (“belonging to Latium”). Later influenced in form by the Latin word. Compare Dutch Latijn (“Latin”), German Latein (“Latin”), Swedish Latin (“Latin”). Pronunciation: /ˈlæt.ɪn/, [ˈlæt.n̩], [ˈlæʔ.n̩], /ˈlɛt.ən/ 1. A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire. Labels: historical Example: This appears incontestably from the manner in which the Latins wrote Greek words and names[…] 2. A member of an Italic tribe that included the early inhabitants of the city of Rome, and from about 1000 BC inhabited the region known as Old Latium. Labels: historical 3. A person from one of the modern European countries (including Italy, Spain etc.) whose language is descended from Latin. Example: No; the test of the contrast between modern Latins and modern Teutons is exactly like the test of the contrast between modern Latins and ancient Latins. Example: Latins are always conspicuously dangerous when they are serving an unpopular cause for money. 4. A person from Latin America. Example: In the use of patent medicine the average Latin resembles the American of fifty years ago, who generally had a bottle of some concoction on which he depended whenever he felt out of sorts. Example: A great country will be when men and women, Africans and Europeans and Latins and Asians are accepted as human, as valuable 5. A person adhering to Roman Catholic practice. Example: The modern Latins have been in the habit of blaming the Greek and other Eastern Liturgies for not consecrating by the recital of OUR SAVIOUR'S words of Institution[…]
Word: Latin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Metonymic occupational surname for a Latinist, a clerk or keeper of Latin records, from Middle English Latyn. Compare Latimer. Pronunciation: /ˈlæt.ɪn/, [ˈlæt.n̩], [ˈlæʔ.n̩], /ˈlɛt.ən/ 1. A surname from Middle English.
Word: Latine Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of Latin. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Wherein to speak strictly, if by this word Grashopper, we understand that animal which is implied by τέττιξ with the Greeks, and by Cicada with the Latines; we may with safety affirm the picture is widely mistaken, and that for ought enquiry can inform, there is no such insect in England. Example: But because the letters of every tongue, as we shewed in the first book, have in their number, order, and figure a Celestiall and Divine originall, I shall easily grant this calculation concerning the names of spirits to be made not only by Hebrew letters, but also by Chaldean, and Arabick, Ægyptian, Greek, Latine, and any other...
Word: Latine Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Latin. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Costard: Go to; thou hast it ad dungill^([sic]), at the fingers’ ends, as they say. Holofernes: O, I smell false Latine; dunghill for unguem.
Word: Latine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish latine (“Latine; Latino or Latina”). The gender-neutral suffix -e replaces the gendered suffixes -a and -o. Pronunciation: /ləˈtiːneɪ/, /ləˈtineɪ/, /læ-/, /lɑː-/ 1. Someone of Latin American descent; a Latino or Latina. Labels: gender-neutral, neologism
Word: Latine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish latine (“Latine; Latino or Latina”). The gender-neutral suffix -e replaces the gendered suffixes -a and -o. Pronunciation: /ləˈtiːneɪ/, /ləˈtineɪ/, /læ-/, /lɑː-/ 1. Hispanic; Latino or Latina. Labels: gender-neutral, neologism, not-comparable
Word: Latinized Part of Speech: adj 1. That has been translated into the Latin language. 2. Of a word, made similar in appearance or form to a Latin word. 3. That has been transliterated into the characters of the Latin script; Romanized. 4. That has been rendered or become Roman Catholic in form or style. Labels: uncommon
Word: Latinized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Latinize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Latino Part of Speech: adj Etymology: American English, first attested in the 1960s for a person of Spanish-speaking or Latin American ancestry (notably Mexican, Puerto Rican and Cuban), originally an (informal) shortened form of Spanish latinoamericano (“Latin American”, adjective). Its appearance probably coincided with the colloquial use of Anglo (for a person of British or White US descent) and Afro (for a person of Black or African US descent). Pronunciation: /ləˈtiːnəʊ/, /ləˈtinoʊ/, /læ-/, /lɑː/, [la̠ˈt̪ino̞] 1. Of Latin American descent, Hispanic. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: She called Ottinger a "tool" of the business community and Lopez a "box checker,” apparently meaning that he was only nominally Latino and that he had acted in a way that was detrimental to the interests of Latinos.
Word: Latino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: American English, first attested in the 1960s for a person of Spanish-speaking or Latin American ancestry (notably Mexican, Puerto Rican and Cuban), originally an (informal) shortened form of Spanish latinoamericano (“Latin American”, adjective). Its appearance probably coincided with the colloquial use of Anglo (for a person of British or White US descent) and Afro (for a person of Black or African US descent). Pronunciation: /ləˈtiːnəʊ/, /ləˈtinoʊ/, /læ-/, /lɑː/, [la̠ˈt̪ino̞] 1. A person, especially and usually (interpreted as) a male, from Latin America, a Hispanic person. (Compare Latina.) Labels: US Example: Latinos have quickly become the largest ethnic minority in the United States. Example: Certainly, the activists in this study believe that Latinos face antibrown racism and consider racial justice for Latinos to be an increasingly important part of America's racial justice agenda.
Word: Laurel Part of Speech: noun 1. Formerly, a participant aged sixteen or seventeen years old in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church. Labels: Mormonism
Word: Laurel Part of Speech: name 1. A female or male given name from English from the laurel plant. Example: "What on earth made Becky give you a name like that?" she'd asked Laurel, on that first occasion. "It's the state flower of West Virginia," Laurel told her, smiling. "Where my mother came from." 2. A surname from Spanish. 3. A municipality of the Philippines; named for Miguel Laurel. 4. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta. 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States: 20. A number of places in the United States: 21. A number of places in the United States: 22. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Laurin Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: Laurin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Alternative form of Lauren. 1. A female given name, variant of Lauren.
Word: Lava Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit लव (lava). 1. One of the twin children of Lord Rāma and his wife Sita in the Ramayana. Labels: Hinduism
Word: Lea Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Hebrew, form of Leah.
Word: Lea Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”). 1. An English surname from Middle English, a variant of Lee.
Word: Lea Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Old English Lyġe. 1. A river in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex and Greater London, England, also called the Lee, which flows into the River Thames at Poplar. 2. A village in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3257). 3. A village and civil parish in south-east Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6521). 4. A village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4930). 5. A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8286). 6. A village in Lea and Cleverton parish, north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9586). 7. A former civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, merged into Doddington and District civil parish in 2023.
Word: Lech Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Lech. 1. A surname from Polish.
Word: Lee Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”), originally to denote someone who lived near a meadow. Pronunciation: /liː/ 1. An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Finally, there’s a Stan Lee fly, in honor of the late Marvel Comics visionary. 2. A unisex given name. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There was certainly an excess of young men in prison with non-traditional names such as Lee or Dwayne. Indeed, there were so many of the former that I once mooted that all Lees should be arrested at birth and kept in preventative detention. Example: She was joined at the New York City fete by fellow Trump throne-sniffer Lee Zeldin […] 3. A unisex given name. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “Nora?” She frowned, puzzled. “My name's Leonora,” I said. “At school I was Lee, but now I prefer Nora. I did mention it in the e-mail.” I'd always hated being Lee. It was a boy's name, a name that lent itself to teasing and rhyme. 4. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename, for example: Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 12. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The River Lee is an important feature of the City of Cork, and on the other side of it is the Albert Quay terminus of the former Cork, Bandon & South Coast Railway. 14. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 22. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable 23. A placename, for example: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Lee Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish Laoi, perhaps from an ancient personal name. Pronunciation: /liː/ 1. A river in County Cork, Ireland.
Word: Lee Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Chinese: * Mandarin: 李 (Lǐ), and other less common surnames such as 黎 (Lí). * Cantonese: 李 (lei5), and other less common surnames such as 利 (lei6). * Hokkien: 李 (Lí), Teochew: 李 (li2). * Hakka: 李 (Lí). Pronunciation: /liː/ 1. A surname from Chinese. Example: Robert Lee was scheduled to cover a University of Virginia game in the city for the broadcaster on 2 September. 2. A surname from Chinese. 3. A surname from Chinese. 4. A surname from Chinese. 5. A surname from Chinese. 6. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Lee Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transcription of Korean 이(李) (I) and 리(李) (Ri). Pronunciation: /liː/ 1. A surname from Korean; alternative form of Rhee.
Word: Lee Part of Speech: name Etymology: A diminutive. Pronunciation: /liː/ 1. A male given name. 2. A male given name.
Word: Leer Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Leer, from Old Frisian Hleri. 1. A town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany.
Word: Leer Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Norwegian Bokmål Lier, a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway, from Old Norse Líðir, plural of (h)líð (“slope”). 1. A small hamlet in Long Rapids Township, Alpena County, Michigan.
Word: Leer Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Nuer. 1. A town, the county seat of Leer County, Unity State, South Sudan. 2. A county of Unity State, South Sudan.
Word: Legion Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of American Legion. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Lego Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Name of a company founded in 1934, shortened from Danish leg godt (literally “play well”). Coincidentally, the word also means “I put together” in Latin (see legō). Pronunciation: /ˈlɛɡoʊ/ 1. Any of several small, coloured, plastic bricks, often made by the Lego Company, that can be made to join together and be taken apart, used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Lei Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 雷 (léi). 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Lek Part of Speech: name 1. A river, the northern arm of the River Rhine in the Netherlands.
Word: Lent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened form of Lenten, from Old English lencten, from Proto-West Germanic *langatīn (“spring”), as in a season into which days lengthen as it progresses. Cognate with Alemannic German langsé, Langssi (“spring”), Bavarian longas, lòngas, longast (“spring”), Cimbrian langaz, langhes, långez (“spring”), lentz (“March”), Dutch lente (“spring”), German Lenz, Lenze (“spring”), Mòcheno langes (“spring”). Pronunciation: /lɛnt/ 1. A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures. Example: Hezekiah gave up vaping for Lent. 2. A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures. 3. A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures. Example: This Tuesday and Wednesday, four holidays from different cultures and religions overlap in a rare calendar year. The celebrations of Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) and Lunar New Year both occur on Tuesday, Feb. 17 [2026]. This won't happen again until Feb. 13, 2029, according to the websites chinahighlights.com and mardigrasneworleans.com. Ramadan is expected to start Tuesday evening, pending official confirmation, and Lent ([which begins on] Ash Wednesday) begins on Feb. 18. Last year, Ramadan and Lent began within a week of each other on Feb. 28 and March 5. The holidays are all happening within two days this year because several long solar, lunar and lunisolar calendar cycles sync up. Lunar New Year happens on the second new moon after winter solstice, which is also Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) — 47 days before Easter Sunday. 4. Ellipsis of Lent term. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 5. vassa, period of the Buddhist lent during the rainy season Labels: Myanmar
Word: Lent Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * Reduced form of Dutch van Lent, a habitational surname for someone from Lent, in Gelderland. * Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Lenth, from a personal name related to the noun Land. 1. A surname.
Word: Leo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin leō (“lion”), calque of Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), calque of Akkadian 𒉈𒍑 (nēšu)/Akkadian 𒌨𒄞𒆷 (urgulû), from Sumerian 𒌨𒄞𒆷 (UR.GU.LA, “lion; name of constellation”). Doublet of Leon, leu, lev, lion, and Lyon. Pronunciation: /ˈliːəʊ/, /ˈliːoʊ/ 1. A male given name from Latin, borne by numerous saints and 14 popes. Example: The newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears before the crowds in St. Peter's Square, saying they must "seek together to be a missionary church. A church that builds bridges and dialogue." 2. A constellation of the zodiac, traditionally figured in the shape of a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola. 3. The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology). 4. A surname. 5. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. 6. A ghost town in Roane County, West Virginia, United States.
Word: Leo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin leō (“lion”), calque of Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), calque of Akkadian 𒉈𒍑 (nēšu)/Akkadian 𒌨𒄞𒆷 (urgulû), from Sumerian 𒌨𒄞𒆷 (UR.GU.LA, “lion; name of constellation”). Doublet of Leon, leu, lev, lion, and Lyon. Pronunciation: /ˈliːəʊ/, /ˈliːoʊ/ 1. Someone with a Leo star sign 2. A Leonberger
Word: Leopard Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Lepus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lepus (“rabbit, hare”). 1. A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a rabbit. It lies south of the constellation Orion.
Word: Les Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the male given names Lester or Leslie. 2. A diminutive of the female given name Leslie.
Word: Lesbian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Lesbius (“Lesbian”) (for further etymology, see Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos)) + adjective suffix -an, from Latin adjective suffix -anus. The sense of “gay woman” is a reference to Sappho, a famous inhabitant of Lesbos and gay poet. 1. A native or inhabitant of Lesbos. Labels: countable 2. The variety of Aeolic Greek spoken on Lesbos from about 800 to 300 b.c., best known from the writings of Sappho and Alcaeus of Mytilene. Labels: uncountable 3. A sweet, mild wine made on Lesbos in ancient times. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: Our Saviour in the gospel preferreth old wine before new; & Aristotle liketh better of the wine of Lesbos, the the^([sic]) wine of Rhodes; he affirmeth both to be good, but the Lesbian the more pleasant, alluding vnder that parable to the successour of his schoole, and noting his choise rather of Theophrastus borne at Lesbos, then Menedemus at Rhodes. Example: […] but the best Greek Wines, the Chian, Lesbian, Coan, &c. were equally prepared in the same manner; and we have reason to think that the same process was more generally used, and in preparing some of the best and most generous Italian wines. 4. Alternative letter-case form of lesbian (“gay woman”). Labels: alt-of, countable
Word: Lesbian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Lesbius (“Lesbian”) (for further etymology, see Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos)) + adjective suffix -an, from Latin adjective suffix -anus. The sense of “gay woman” is a reference to Sappho, a famous inhabitant of Lesbos and gay poet. 1. Of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos. Example: Within twenty-four hours of quitting the security of a Lesbian port, all the contrarieties I had experienced were to be exceeded by the horrors of a tremendous hurricane. 2. Of or pertaining to the Lesbian variety of Aeolic Greek. 3. Alternative letter-case form of lesbian (“of women: gay”). Labels: alt-of Example: Except two breeds—the stupid and the narrowly feline—all women have a touch of the Lesbian: an assertion all good non-analytic creatures refute with horror, but quite true: there is always the poignant intensive personal taste, the flair of inner-sex, in the tenderest friendships of women. Example: One woman wrote, “Because you are Black and Lesbian, you seem to speak with the moral authority of suffering.” Yes, I am Black and Lesbian, and what you hear in my voice is fury, not suffering. 4. Amatory; erotic. Labels: archaic Example: Lesbian novels
Word: Leto Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Λητώ (Lētṓ). 1. Leto, in Greek mythology, the mother of Apollo and Artemis. Labels: Greek, uncountable 2. 68 Leto, An asteroid in Asteroid Belt, Solar System. Labels: uncountable 3. A surname. Labels: countable Example: Emma Ludbrook and Tom Windish were married Feb. 10 at the MacArthur, an event space in Los Angeles. Jared Leto, the actor and singer-songwriter, who is a friend of the couple, became a Universal Life minister for the occasion to officiate. The bride, 34, who is keeping her name, is a producer at Paradox, a production company founded by Mr. Leto in Los Angeles.
Word: Level Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Level. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Lex Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /lɛks/ 1. Lexington. Labels: informal 2. Lexus. Labels: informal Example: Could've got the Beamer. I ain't really want it.[…]Man, I should've got the Lex. Dropped the top on em, I ain't wanna flex. Would've hit your girl, I ain't want the sex. 3. A pet form of the male given name Alexander. 4. A pet form of the female given names Alexandra, Alexia, and Alexis.
Word: Lez Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the male given name Leslie. Labels: informal
Word: Li Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transcription of 李 (Lǐ) 1. A surname from Chinese Example: Under the post, Li shared screenshots of private messages he received from followers who said they were interrogated by police.