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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A plague or disease, especially syphilis. dated, uncountable

   "And which in ravage the more loathsome evil is— / Their real lues, or our pseudo-syphilis?"

2. 2
   a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of lue form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1. 1
   plural of Lue form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

lues venereapoxsyphsyphilissyphilis

Example

More examples

"And which in ravage the more loathsome evil is— / Their real lues, or our pseudo-syphilis?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin lues (“plague”).

Etymology 2

See lue.

Related phrases

lues cerebrilues venerea

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