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lieu definition

lieu (lo̵̅o̅)

noun

place: now chiefly in in lieu of, in place of; instead of

Etymology: ME liue < OFr lieu < L locus, place: see locus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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