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Lu

//ˈlu// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Lucy and related names.

    ""Why?" said Lucy in amazement, "haven't you all been wondering where I was?" "So you've been hiding, have you?" Peter said. "Poor old Lu, hiding and nobody noticed!"

  2. 2
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin.; A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 呂／吕 (Lǚ). countable

    "As editor-in-chief of the pro-communist Kuangming News (光明報), Lu He-ruo (呂赫若) became a wanted man after the newspaper was raided by the authorities in August 1949. While many of his friends were arrested and executed, he managed to elude capture by hiding in the mountains of today’s New Taipei City’s Shihding District (石碇). Lu never made it out of the mountains, and his death remained a mystery for decades."

  3. 3
    A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
  4. 4
    魯國／鲁国 (Lǔguó); An ancient vassal state of China that existed approximately between 1042–249 BC.
  5. 5
    Synonym of Luren (“a Chinese language”).
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  1. 6
    Initialism of London Underground. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 7
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin.; A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 盧／卢 (Lú). countable
  3. 8
    Initialism of Liberty Union Party. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 9
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin.; A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 陸／陆 (Lù). countable
  5. 10
    Initialism of La Union. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  6. 11
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin.; A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 魯／鲁 (Lǔ). countable
  7. 12
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin.; A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 路 (Lù). countable
  8. 13
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin.; A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 蘆／芦 (Lú). countable
  9. 14
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin.; A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 祿／禄 (Lù). countable
  10. 15
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin.; A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 逯 (Lù). countable
  11. 16
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin.; A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 鹿 (Lù). countable
Noun
  1. 1
    Archaic form of loo (“card game”). alt-of, archaic, uncountable
  2. 2
    Synonym of route or circuit, an administrative division of imperial China. historical, uncountable, usually
  3. 3
    Initialism of livestock unit. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    A matrix decomposition which writes a matrix as the product of a lower and upper triangular matrix, used in numerical analysis to solve systems of linear equations or find the inverse of a matrix.
  5. 5
    a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Archaic form of loo (“beat at card game”). alt-of, archaic

Etymology

Etymology 1

A romanization of Chinese 路 (lù, “route”)

Etymology 2

Clipping of Lucy, Lucille, and similar names.

Etymology 3

From Mandarin surname pronunciations

Etymology 4

From Hokkien 呂 /吕 (Lū).

Etymology 5

From Mandarin 魯 /鲁 (lǔ, “Lǔ”) pronunciation of Chinese 魯 /鲁 (lǔ).

Etymology 6

Short for lower-upper.

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