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- [loo]
- /lu/
- /ljuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loo]
- /lu/
Definitions of lieu word
- noun lieu place; stead. 1
- idioms lieu in lieu of, in place of; instead of: He gave us an IOU in lieu of cash. 1
- noun lieu Instead. 1
- noun lieu stead; place (esp in the phrases in lieu, in lieu of) 0
- noun lieu place 0
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Origin of lieu
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; < Middle French < Latin locus place; replacing Middle English liue < Old French liu < Latin; see locus
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Parts of speech for Lieu
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lieu 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".
lieu usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lieu
noun lieu
- stead — the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute: The nephew of the queen came in her stead.
- substitute — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
- place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
Antonyms for lieu
noun lieu
- milieu — surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature: a snobbish milieu.
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