luce

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luce^¹

/luːs/ UK
/ˈlʉs/ Northern Ireland, Scotland

Sounds like loose · Rhymes with -uːs

Where it comes from

From Old French lus, luis, from Latin lūcius.

noun luces

The pike, Esox lucius, when fully grown. As wee hunt after beasts, so Tygers and Lyons hunt after men, and have a like exercise one upon another: Hounds over the Hare; the Pike or Luce over the Tench[…].

Luce^²

proper noun

A surname from Italian.
A township in Spencer County, Indiana, United States.
An unincorporated community in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: loos, los, lucy, luka, luca, fabre, kapler, brightness, radiance, glow, luminosity, light, illumination, shine, luster, glimmer

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"luce." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/luce. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{luce_2026,
  title = {luce},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/luce},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}