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louis (lo̵̅o̅′ē)

noun pl. louis lou′is (-ēz)

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Louis (lo̵̅o̅′is)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Lou, Louie; var. Lewis; equiv. L. Ludovicus, Ger. Ludwig, It. Luigi, Sp. Luis, Welsh Llewellyn, Llewelyn; fem. Louisa, Louise

Etymology: Fr < OFr Loeis; prob. via ML Ludovicus < OHG Hludowig < Gmc base *hluda-, famous (< base of loud) + *wiga-, war, hence, lit., famous in war; in the form Lewis, sometimes an adaptation of Welsh Llewelyn

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Louis (lo̵̅o̅′ē; Fr lwē; for 12, lo̵̅o̅′is)

  1. 778-840; king of France & emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (814-840): son & successor of Charlemagne
  3. 1214-70; king of France (1226-70): canonized as Saint Louis, his day is Aug. 25
  4. 1423-83; king of France (1461-83): son of Charles VII
  5. 1462-1515; king of France (1498-1515)
  6. 1601-43; king of France (1610-43): son of Henry IV
  7. 1638-1715; king of France (1643-1715): his reign encompassed a period of flourishing Fr. culture: son of Louis XIII: called the Sun King
  8. 1710-74; king of France (1715-74): great-grandson of Louis XIV
  9. 1754-93; king of France (1774-92): reign marked by the French Revolution: guillotined: grandson of Louis XV
  10. 1785-95; titular king of France (1793-95): son of Louis XVI
  11. 1755-1824; king of France (1814-15; 1815-24): brother of Louis XVI
  12. (lo̵̅o̅′is)
    Louis, Joe (born Joseph Louis Barrow) 1914-81; U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion (1937-49)

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louis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • lose: The marquis said that he would make a little bank for me, and feeling obliged to accept I soon lost a hundred louis.

Adjective modifier

  • twenty-five: My pay is to be twenty-five louis a month, a good table, good lodging, etc. , etc.

Modifies a noun

  • stevenson: The national interest of robert louis stevenson the rock wall.

Noun used with modifier

  • avery-grossman: The us develop for soccer bungalow where the adina avery-grossman louis.
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New York is one of the capitals of the world and Los Angeles is a constellation of plastic. San Francisco is a lady, Boston has become Urban Renewal, Philadelphia and Baltimore and Washington blink like dull diamonds in the smog of Eastern Megalopolis, and New Orleans is unremarkable past the French Quarter. Detroit is a one- trade town, Pittsburgh has lost its golden triangle. St Louis has become the golden arch of the corporation, and nights in Kansas City close early. The oil depletion allowance makes Houston and Dallas naught but checkerboards for this sort of game. But Chicago is a great American city. Perhaps it is the last of the great American cities.

-Mailer, Norman Kingsley

Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

-Wallis, Hal

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