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101lis pen|dens — «lihs PEHN dehnz», Latin, Law. 1. a lawsuit that is pending. 2. the jurisdiction or control of a court over property involved in litigation …
102lis|sot|ri|chous — «lih SOT ruh kuhs», adjective. Anthropology. having smooth hair. ╂[< Greek lissós smooth + thríx, trichós hair + English ous] …
103lis|tel — «LIHS tuhl», noun. Architecture. a narrow list or fillet. ╂[< French listel < Italian listello (diminutive) < lista border < a Germanic word. Compare etym. under list1.] …
104lis|ten|a|bil|i|ty — «LIHS uh nuh BIHL uh tee, LIHS nuh », noun. listenable quality or condition …
105lis|ten|a|ble — «LIHS uh nuh buhl, LIHS nuh », adjective. pleasant to listen to; worth listening to: »... the more listenable current melodies (Harper s) …
106lis|ten|er|ship — «LIHS uh nuhr shihp, LIHS nuhr », noun. the number of people who listen (to a radio or television program, record, or other sound transmission): »From bitter experience, all broadcasters know that a routine political speech by a routine… …
107lis|ten|ing post — «LIHS uh nihng, LIHS nihng», 1. any position that serves as a center of information or communication, especially on foreign political and economic trends: »Vienna is Europe s busiest listening post (The Guardian). 2. Military. an outpost in front …
108lis|te|ri|o|sis — «lihs TIHR ee OH sihs», noun. = circling disease. (Cf. ↑circling disease) ╂[< New Latin Listeria genus name of the organism that causes the disease (< Joseph Lister, 1827 1912, an English physician) + English osis] …
109Lis|ter|ism — «LIHS tuh rihz uhm», noun. the system of antiseptic surgery originated by Joseph Lister …
110Lis (Bootsklasse) — Klassenzeichen Bootsmaße Länge üA: 5 m L …
