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lis¹

noun lisses

  1. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of fleur-de-lis […] it may be dimidiated: for instance, half a rose and half a lis being stuck together, or half a lis and half an eagle.

lis²

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin lis (“quarrel, lawsuit”).

noun

  1. The substance of a legal dispute.

lis³

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of li

LIS⁴

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of library and information science
  2. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of locked-in syndrome

LIs⁵

noun

  1. plural plural of LI

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lithium, gules, argent, terrestrial, fleur, ground, land, juniper, lily, li, reader, reading, sil, read, survey, study

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APA

lis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lis

Chicago

"lis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lis.

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@misc{lis_2026,
  title = {lis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}