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lieu

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Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
6
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ljuː/
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/ljuː/ · /luː/

Definition of lieu

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)A place or stead.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)A place or stead.

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin locus Old French leu Middle French lieubor. English lieu Borrowed from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locum, accusative of locus (“place”). Doublet of locus. Attested earlier and in Middle English only as part of the partially calqued phrase in lieu of.

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