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lues en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈluːiːz/ (UK)
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Etymology

From Latin lues (“plague”).

Meanings

1. (dated, uncountable) A plague or disease.
2. (dated, specifically, uncountable, usually) A plague or disease. ▸ Syphilis.
   • And which in ravage the more loathsome evil is— / Their real lues, or our pseudo-syphilis? 1819 July 15, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London: […] Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, canto I, (please specify the stanza number):
   • There seemed to be no history of lues or any other family illness in the background. 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1031:

Deriveds

lues venerea · lues cerebri · luetin · luetic

Synonyms

lues venerea

wikidata: Q12136 · wikidata: Q41083 · wikidata: Q12136

lues en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

See lue.

Meanings

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of lue
   form of lue