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light hour |
Noun
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the distance light travels in a vacuum in one hour |
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loti |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Lesotho |
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lumma |
Noun
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100 lumma equal 1 dram in Armenia |
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lari |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Georgia |
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lats |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Latvia |
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litas |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Lithuania |
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lwei |
Noun
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100 lwei equal 1 kwanza in Angola |
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lek |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Albania |
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lempira |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Honduras |
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leone |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone |
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leu |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Romania |
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leu |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Moldova |
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lev |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Bulgaria |
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lilangeni |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Swaziland |
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lira |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Turkey |
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lira |
Noun
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the basic unit of money on Malta |
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lira |
Noun
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formerly the basic unit of money in Italy |
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large calorie |
Noun
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a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure |
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lb |
Noun
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16 ounces avoirdupois |
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long hundredweight |
Noun
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a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds |
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long ton |
Noun
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a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds |
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likuta |
Noun
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100 makuta equal 1 zaire in Zaire |
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large integer |
Noun
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an integer equal to or greater than ten |
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long dozen |
Noun
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the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one |
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large number |
Noun
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a large indefinite number |
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loads |
Noun
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a large number or amount |
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lashings |
Noun
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a large number or amount |
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long hundred |
Noun
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the cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve |
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lapful |
Noun
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the quantity that can be held in the lap |
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living space |
Noun
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space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding |
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lebensraum |
Noun
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space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding |
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lakh |
Noun
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the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten |
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logical relation |
Noun
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a relation between propositions |
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linear operator |
Noun
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an operator that obeys the distributive law: A(f+g) = Af + Ag (where f and g are functions) |
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large indefinite quantity |
Noun
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an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
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large indefinite amount |
Noun
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an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
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limit point |
Noun
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the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity |
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load factor |
Noun
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(aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g) |
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loss ratio |
Noun
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the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received |
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linguistic relation |
Noun
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a relation between linguistic forms or constituents |
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leeward side |
Noun
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the side sheltered from the wind |
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love line |
Noun
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a crease on the palm |
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line of fate |
Noun
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a crease on the palm that supposedly represents the fate of its owner |
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line of destiny |
Noun
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a crease on the palm |
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line of Saturn |
Noun
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a crease on the palm |
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latter |
Adjective
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referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several) |
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latter |
Noun
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the second of two or the second mentioned of two |
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logarithmic scale |
Noun
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scale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbers |
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legal relation |
Noun
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a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client) |
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logical implication |
Noun
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a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q' |