lith

[ lith ]

nounBritish Dialect.
  1. an arm or leg; limb.

  2. a joint, as of the finger.

  1. a segment, as of an orange.

Origin of lith

1
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, Old High German lid,Old Norse lithr,Gothic lithus limb, member; akin to German Glied

Other definitions for lith- (2 of 5)

lith-

  1. variant of litho- before a vowel: lithic.

Other definitions for -lith (3 of 5)

-lith

  1. a combining form meaning “stone” (acrolith; megalith; paleolith); sometimes occurring in words as a variant form of -lite (batholith; laccolith).

Origin of -lith

3
see origin at litho-

Other definitions for lith. (4 of 5)

lith.

abbreviation
  1. lithograph.

  2. lithographic.

  1. lithography.

Other definitions for Lith. (5 of 5)

Lith.

abbreviation
  1. Lithuania.

  2. Lithuanian (def. 3). : Also Lith

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How to use lith in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for -lith (1 of 2)

-lith

n combining form
  1. indicating stone or rock: megalith Compare -lite

Origin of -lith

1
from Greek lithos stone

British Dictionary definitions for Lith. (2 of 2)

Lith.

abbreviation for
  1. Lithuania(n)

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