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- [loo-ee; French lwee]
- /ˈlu i; French lwi/
- /ˈluːɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loo-ee; French lwee]
- /ˈlu i; French lwi/
Definitions of louis word
- noun plural louis louis d'or. 1
- noun louis (Louis Xavier Stanislas) 1755–1824, king of France 1814–15, 1815–24 (brother of Louis XVI). 1
- noun louis A gold coin issued in France between 1640 and 1793. 1
- noun louis Joe, real name Joseph Louis Barrow, nicknamed the Brown Bomber. 1914–81, US boxer; world heavyweight champion (1937–49) 0
- noun louis a masculine name: dim. Lou, Louie; var. Lewis; equiv. L. Ludovicus, Ger. Ludwig, It. Luigi, Sp. Luis, Welsh Llewellyn, Llewelyn; fem. Louisa, Louise 0
- noun louis Louis I a.d. 778-840; king of France & emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (814-840): son & successor of Charlemagne 0
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Origin of louis
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Louis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
louis popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% 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".
louis usage trend in Literature
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