lea

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noun

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usually ley : arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing

lea

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abbreviation

leather

Examples of lea in a Sentence

Noun across the lea rolls a lonely wagon the cattle were free to range over the lea
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Noun
Women make up 13% of the Sierra Leone parliament, 13% of the cabinet, and 19% of local government lea, according to Massaquoi. Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 1 Feb. 2023 The most obvious first step would be to see if there actually is a lea threshold that varies between cells. Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2012 That score came after Ohio State extended its lea to 38 points on a 32-yard touchdown catch by Emeka Egbuka earlier in the fourth quarter. Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2022 Named for the city’s pre-1925 moniker, the lea was spared from possible development in 2003 by local conservation group Siskiyou Land Trust. Brian Coyne, SFChronicle.com, 11 July 2019

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English leye, from Old English lēah; akin to Old High German lōh thicket, Latin lucus grove, lux light — more at light

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of lea was before the 12th century

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“Lea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lea. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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lea

noun
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