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- US Pronunciation
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- [loo]
- /lu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [loo]
- /lu/
Definitions of lieus word
- noun lieus place; stead. 1
- idioms lieus in lieu of, in place of; instead of: He gave us an IOU in lieu of cash. 1
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Origin of lieus
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 Lieus
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lieus 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
lieus usage trend in Literature
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idioms lieus
- milieus — surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature: a snobbish milieu.