lyo-
Britishcombining form
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of lyo-
from Greek luein to loose
Example Sentences
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Though residents say arsonists singled out businesses owned by Asian-Americans during the rioting on Monday, black neighbors rushed to try to douse the flames at a Sandtown shop run by a Korean woman, Grace Lyo, known in the neighborhood as “Mama Grace.”
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In the spring of 1233 Valdemar invited him to hunt with him in the woods of Lyo.
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The king landed at Lyo with only a few attendants.
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One night the king was sleeping in the woods of Lyo in a rude, unguarded tent.
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In the spring of the year 1233 Valdemar invited his seeming friend to a two days' hunt which he proposed to enjoy in the woods of Lyö, but the count sent word that he regretted his inability to join him, as he had been hurt by a fall and could not leave his bed.
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