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• laud — [lôd] n. [ME laude < OFr < ML(Ec) laudes, pl. < L laus (gen. laudis), glory, praise < ? IE echoic base * lēu > OE leoth, Ger lied, song] 1. praise 2. any song or hymn of praise 3. [often L ] [pl., usually with sing. v.] the service …   English World dictionary

• lied — n. (pl. lieder) a type of German song, esp. of the Romantic period, usu. for solo voice with piano accompaniment. Etymology: G * * * lied1 /luyd/, v. pt. and pp. of lie1. lied2 /leed/; Ger. /leet/, n., pl. lieder /lee deuhr/; Ger. /lee deuhrdd/ …   Useful english dictionary