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lake

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Main Entry: 1lake
Pronunciation: 'lAk
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, Anglo-French, & Latin; Old English lacu stream, pool, from Latin lacus lake, pool, pit & Anglo-French lac pit, from Latin lacus; akin to Old English lagu sea, Greek lakkos pond
: a considerable inland body of standing water; also : a pool of other liquid (as lava, oil, or pitch)
- lake·like /-"lIk/ adjective
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