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lite

Pronunciation: /lʌɪt/
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Definition of lite

adjective

  • denoting a low-fat or low-sugar version of a manufactured food or drink product:lite beer
  • informal denoting a simpler or less challenging version of a particular thing or person:I am the happy feminist who likes men, the feminist lite

noun

[mass noun] trademark
  • light beer with relatively few calories.

Origin:

1950s: a commercial respelling of light1, light2

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