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lek
1[ lek ]
noun
- a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
verb (used without object)
- (of a male) to assemble in a lek and engage in competitive displays.
lek
2[ lek ]
noun
- an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Albania, equal to 100 qintars.
Lek
3[ lek ]
noun
- a river in the central Netherlands, flowing W to the Meuse River; the N branch of the lower Rhine. 40 miles (64 km) long.
lek
1/ lɛk /
noun
- a small area in which birds of certain species, notably the black grouse, gather for sexual display and courtship
- the act or practice of so gathering
lek
2/ lɛk /
noun
- the standard monetary unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka
Word History and Origins
Origin of lek1
Origin of lek2
Word History and Origins
Origin of lek1
Origin of lek2
Example Sentences
The Ritz hired Thai architect Lek Bunnag for the grounds and IA49 as the interior designer.
Acatalectic, a-kat-a-lek′tik, adj. having the complete number of syllables as a verse: without defect.
Dat's de fines' hawse dat dis chile ebber seen, an' I'se gwan ter watch ober heem lek he wus de apple ob mah eye.
Lek had travelled much over Germany, but he had never before seen a town like the one below him.
He strode away towards a faded cottage on the outskirts of the town, leaving Lek to wonder what his mysterious answer could mean.
Away hobbled the dame; and Lek, wondering at her answer, entered what seemed to him the principal street.
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