Ly

name, noun

name, noun ·1 syllable ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of light year. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of ly; light-year alt-of, alternative, countable
  3. 3
    Initialism of lethal yellowing. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Vietnamese.

Synonyms

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-y-ass-esque-form-ish-like

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"The world famous Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy's Christ Trilogy includes the paintings entitled "Christ before Pilate", "Golgotha" and "Ecce Homo"."

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Lý. Doublet of Lee.

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light year

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