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Lea - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Grass, Grassland, Grazing, Llano, Mead, Meadow, Pampa, Pampas, Park, Pasture, Prairie, Range, Savanna, Steppe, Swale, Vega, Veld |
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Lea is an Old English word meaning a "clearing", an "open piece of
grassland" or a "grove". It is common in English town names, in the north it
generally uses the pure form of '-lea' whilst in the south it generally uses
a changed spelling such as "-ley" or "-leigh".
Examples are:
But note these exceptions:
The word is still current in poetic language, meaning "meadow" or "pasture".
Lea is also:
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