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lists (lists)

plural noun

    1. in the Middle Ages, a high fence of stakes enclosing the area for a tournament
    2. this area itself or the tournament held there
  2. any place or realm of combat, conflict, etc.

Etymology: ME listes, specialized use of liste, border, hedging, boundary (see list), prob. infl. by OFr lisse (Fr lice) in same sense < Frank *listia < Gmc *lista, list

lists Idioms

enter the lists

to enter a contest or struggle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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