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lea

Pronunciation: /liː/
Definition of lea

noun

literary
  • an open area of grassy or arable land:the lowing herd winds slowly o’er the lea

Origin:

Old English lēa(h), of Germanic origin; related to Old High German loh 'grove', from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit lokás 'open space', Latin lucus 'grove', and perhaps also light1

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