Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ley]
- /leɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ley]
- /leɪ/
Definitions of lais' word
- noun lais' (in medieval French literature) 1
- noun lais' a narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets and dealing with tales of adventure and romance. 1
- noun lais' a lyric poem, often a love poem, having great metrical variety and designed to be sung to a popular melody. 1
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Origin of lais'
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English < Old French. See lay4
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lais'
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lais' popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".