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la1 definition

la (lä, lô)

interjection

Now Chiefly Dial. oh; look: an exclamation expressing surprise or providing emphasis

Etymology: see lo

la2 definition

la ()

noun

Music a syllable representing the sixth tone of the diatonic scale

Etymology: ME < ML < labii, word of a Latin hymn: see gamut

La1 definition

La

  1. Bible Lamentations
  2. Louisiana
La2 definition

La

lanthanum
LA definition

LA

  1. Los Angeles
  2. Louisiana

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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