Lego
/ˈlɛɡoʊ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Lego. alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Lego. alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 3 Any of several small, coloured, plastic bricks, often made by the Lego Company, that can be made to join together and be taken apart, used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc. uncountable, usually
- 4 (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models wordnet
Example
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Etymology
Name of a company founded in 1934, shortened from Danish leg godt (literally “play well”). Coincidentally, the word also means “I put together” in Latin (see legō).