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The definition of lite is a slang term for light that means having less substance than something else.

(adjective)

An example of something lite is a lite soda that has fewer calories than regular soda.
An example of something lite is lite jazz, or jazz music that has good sound, but lacking in quality jazz characteristics.

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adjective

light (): often used in brand names
light (): often used ironically

stone: used in the names of minerals, rocks, and fossils: chrysolite, cryolite

Origin: Fr, for -lithe: see -lith

See lite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Slang

Having less substance or weight or fewer calories than something else: “lite music, shimmering on the surface and squishy soft at the core” (Mother Jones).

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of light²

suffix

Stone; mineral; fossil: coprolite.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , alteration of -lithe

Origin: , from Greek lithos, stone

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