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- [lee, ley]
- /li, leɪ/
- /liː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lee, ley]
- /li, leɪ/
Definitions of lea word
- noun lea Homer, 1876–1912, U.S. soldier and author: adviser 1911–12 to Sun Yat-sen in China. 1
- noun lea a female given name, form of Leah or Lee. 1
- adjective lea untilled; fallow. 1
- noun lea An open area of grassy or arable land. 1
- noun lea meadow 1
- noun lea a meadow or field 0
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Origin of lea
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English lege, lei, Old English lēah; cognate with Old High German lōh, dialectal Dutch loo (as in Waterloo), Latin lūcus
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Parts of speech for Lea
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lea popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".
lea usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lea
noun lea
- meadow — a tract of grassland used for pasture or serving as a hayfield.
- territory — any tract of land; region or district.
- terrain — a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- range — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
- green — of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
Antonyms for lea
noun lea
- sky — the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth: airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies.
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