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lis.

The substance of a legal dispute.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The substance of a legal dispute.

Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. Clipping of fleur-de-lis.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
noun
  1. plural of li

    form-of · plural
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.