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lieu

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locum, accusative of locus (place). Doublet of locus. Attested earlier and in Middle English only as part of the partially calqued phrase in lieu of.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lieu (uncountable)

  1. A place or stead.
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Anagrams

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locum, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (to put, place, locate).

Noun

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lieu m (plural lieux)

  1. place
    Synonyms: endroit, place
  2. (geometry) locus (set of all points whose location satisfies or is determined by one or more specified conditions)
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Middle French lief, from Old Norse lýr, lýrr, from Proto-Germanic *liuhizaz. Cognate with Norwegian lyr.

Noun

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lieu m (plural lieus)

  1. any of several fish from the Pollachius family
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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French leu.

Noun

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lieu m (plural lieux or lieus)

  1. place

Descendants

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  • French: lieu
  • English: lieu

Norman

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Norse lýðrr.

Noun

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lieu m (plural lieus)

  1. (Jersey) whiting (fish)

Romansh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin locus.

Noun

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lieu m

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun) place