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• leg|is|late — «LEHJ ihs layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.i. to make laws: »Congress legislates for the United States. –v.t. to force by legislation; bring about by legislation: »The council legislated him out of office. ╂[apparently back formation < …   Useful english dictionary

• leg — black·leg·gery; black·leg·ism; boot·leg·ger; col·leg·er; ec·leg·ma; en·leg·end·ed; hy·leg; jock·te·leg; leg·an·tine; leg; leg·a·tee; leg·ate·ship; leg·a·tine; leg·a·tive; leg·bar; leg·end·ar·i·ly; leg·end·ist; leg·end·ize; leg·end·ry;… …   English syllables

• leg — {{11}}leg (n.) late 13c., from a Scandinavian source akin to O.N. leggr leg, bone of the arm or leg, from P.Gmc. *lagjaz, with no certain ulterior connections, perhaps from a PIE root meaning to bend [Buck]. Cf. Ger. Bein leg, in O.H.G. bone, leg …   Etymology dictionary

• late — ab·late; ab·squat·u·late; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·e·tab·u·late; acet·y·late; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; acic·u·late; acid·u·late; ac·ry·late; ac·u·le·o·late; ac·u·min·u·late; ad·stip·u·late; ad·u·late; al·ve·o·late; am·bu·late; am·pul·late;… …   English syllables

• leg´i|ble|ness — leg|i|ble «LEHJ uh buhl», adjective. 1. that can be read: »Figurative. the trouble legible in my countenance (Charles Lamb). SYNONYM(S): readable. 2. easy to read; plain and clear: »Her handwriting is both beautiful and legible. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• leg|i|ble — «LEHJ uh buhl», adjective. 1. that can be read: »Figurative. the trouble legible in my countenance (Charles Lamb). SYNONYM(S): readable. 2. easy to read; plain and clear: »Her handwriting is both beautiful and legible. SYNONYM(S): distinct …   Useful english dictionary

• leg — legless, adj. leglike, adj. /leg/, n., v., legged, legging. n. 1. either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body. 2. Anat. the lower limb of a… …   Universalium

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• leg — [13] Shank was the word used in Old English for ‘leg’. Not until the late 13th was leg acquired, from Old Norse leggr. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *lagjaz, which may ultimately come from a source that meant ‘bend’. No other Germanic… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• leg — [13] Shank was the word used in Old English for ‘leg’. Not until the late 13th was leg acquired, from Old Norse leggr. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *lagjaz, which may ultimately come from a source that meant ‘bend’. No other Germanic… …   Word origins