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Pronunciation: /liːg/
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Definition of league

noun

  • a former measure of distance by land, usually about three miles.

Origin:

late Middle English: from late Latin leuga, leuca, late Greek leugē, or from Provençal lega (modern French lieue)

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Spell league with lea- at the beginning; the ending is -ue.

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