Transcription
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- [lahyd]
- /laɪd/
- /laɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahyd]
- /laɪd/
Definitions of lied word
- verb lied simple past tense and past participle of lie1 . 1
- noun plural lied a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership: Schubert lieder. 1
- noun lied the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site. 1
- noun lied the haunt or covert of an animal. 1
- noun lied Golf. the position of the ball relative to how easy or how difficult it is to play. 1
- verb without object lied to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand. 1
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Origin of lied
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
Borrowed into English from German around 1850-55
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lied
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lied 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".
lied usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lied
noun lied
- hallelujah — an exclamation of “hallelujah!”.
- chorale — A chorale is a piece of music sung as part of a church service.
- evensong — (in the Christian Church) a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form, especially that of the Anglican Church.
- oratorio — an extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery.
- hymn — a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc.