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- [leez]
- /liz/
- /liː/
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- [leez]
- /liz/
Definitions of lees word
- noun lees Ann, 1736–84, British mystic: founder of Shaker sect in U.S. 1
- noun lees Charles, 1731–82, American Revolutionary general, born in England. 1
- noun lees Doris Emrick [em-rik] /ˈɛm rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1905–1986, U.S. painter. 1
- noun lees Fitzhugh [fits-hyoo or, often, -yoo,, fits-hyoo or, often, -yoo] /ˈfɪtsˌhyu or, often, -ˌyu,, fɪtsˈhyu or, often, -ˈyu/ (Show IPA), 1835–1905, U.S. general and statesman (grandson of Henry Lee; nephew of Robert E. Lee). 1
- noun lees Francis Lightfoot [lahyt-foo t] /ˈlaɪtˌfʊt/ (Show IPA), 1734–97, American Revolutionary statesman (brother of Richard H. Lee). 1
- noun lees Gypsy Rose (Rose Louise Hovick) 1914–70, U.S. entertainer. 1
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Origin of lees
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English hlēo(w) shelter, cognate with Old Frisian hli, hly, Old Saxon hleo, Old Norse hlé
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Parts of speech for Lees
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lees popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% 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".