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ligean.

verbal noun of lig

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlʲiɟən̪ˠt̪ˠ/Munster/ˈlʲiɟənʲtʲ/Munster/ˈlʲoɡənʲtʲ/Munster/ˈl̠ʲiɟənˠ/Connacht, Ulster
  1. verbal noun of lig

    form-of · masculine · noun-from-verb
  2. release

    masculine
  3. play (extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely)

    masculine
  4. slack (part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish léiccen. By surface analysis, lig + -an.

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