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lied
nounverbB1
/laɪd/Told an untruth with the intention to deceive; past tense and past participle of 'lie'.
liederkranz
nounRare
/ˈliːdəkrænts/A society or club for singing German songs, especially male-voice choral groups; also a specific type of soft-ripened cheese.
liege
adjectivenounLow (C2)
/liːdʒ/A feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service; a person, especially a sovereign or superior, to whom one owes loyalty and obligations.
liegeman
nounLow
/ˈliːdʒ.mən/A man who owes feudal allegiance and service to a lord or sovereign; a vassal.
liegnitz
nounVery Low
/ˈliːɡnɪts/The historical German name for the city now known as Legnica, located in southwestern Poland.
lien
nounC1
/liːn/A legal right or claim that a creditor has over another's property as security for a debt or obligation.
lienectomy
nounRare
/laɪɪˈnɛktəmi/A surgical operation to remove the spleen.
lienholder
nounC1
/ˈliːənˌhəʊldə(r)/An individual or entity (like a bank or financial company) that legally holds a lien—a right to keep possession of property belonging to another person until a debt owed by that person is discharged.
lienitis
nounVery Low
/ˌlaɪ.əˈnaɪ.tɪs/Inflammation of the spleen.
lientery
nounVery Low (Technical Term)
/ˈlaɪəntəri/A form of diarrhea in which food passes through the intestines undigested.
liepaja
nounVery Low
/ˈliːəpaɪə/A city in western Latvia, on the Baltic Sea coast.
lier
nounLow
/ˈlaɪ.ə/A person or thing that lies in a specified position (e.g., resting, reclining).
lierne
nounRare
lɪˈɜːnA type of short, decorative rib used in Gothic vaulting that connects other ribs rather than springing from the vault's supports.
liestal
nounVery Low
/ˈliːstɑːl/A municipality and capital of the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.
lietuva
nounC2/Proper Noun
/ˌljɛtʊˈvɑː/Lithuania (proper noun); the name of the Baltic country.
lieu
nounC1
/ljuː/The position, stead, or place of something or someone else; used in the phrase 'in lieu of'.
lieutenancy
nounC1/C2
/lɛfˈtɛnənsi/The office, position, or authority of a lieutenant.
lieutenant
nounC1
/lɛfˈtɛnənt/A deputy or second-in-command, especially a junior officer in the armed forces ranking below a captain.
lieutenant colonel
nounC2
/lefˌten.ənt ˈkɜː.nəl/A senior military officer rank in many armed forces, typically commanding a battalion or regiment, positioned below colonel and above major.
lieutenant commander
nounC1
lɛfˈtɛnənt kəˈmɑːndəA senior commissioned officer rank in navies, above lieutenant and below commander.

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