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| LYMPHOMA | | n. (pl. -s or -mata) tumour of the lymph nodes. | |
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| LYNXEYED | | adj. Keen-sighted. | |
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| LYREBIRD | | n. Australian bird, the male of which has a lyre-shaped tail display. | |
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| LYRICISM | | n. Quality of being lyric. | |
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| LYRICIST | | n. Writer of (esp. Popular) lyrics. | |
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| LYSERGIC | | acid diethylamide n. = *lsd. [from hydrolysis, ergot, *-ic] | |
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| LABORIOUS | | adj. - needing hard work or toil.
- (esp. Of literary style) showing signs of toil. laboriously adv. [latin: related to *labour] | |
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| LABYRINTH | | n. - complicated network of passages etc.
- intricate or tangled arrangement.
- the complex structure of the inner ear. labyrinthine adj. [latin from greek] | |
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| LACHRYMAL | | adj. (also lacrimal) of or for tears (lacrimal duct). [latin lacrima tear] | |
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| LACTATION | | n. - secretion of milk.
- suckling. [latin: related to *lactic] | |
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