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Word: Ley
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English lǣge ‘fallow’ (recorded in lǣghrycg ‘ridge left at the edge of a ploughed field’); related to lay and lie
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
liː
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
leɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a piece of land put down to grass, clover, etc., for a single season or a limited number of years, in contrast to permanent pasture.
Short Definition:piece of land put down to grass
Variant Forms:
- temporary ley
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