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Meaning of "lek" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEK

Perhaps from dialect lake (vb) from Old English lácan to frolic, fight, or perhaps from Swedish leka to play.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEK

lek  [lɛk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lek is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lek

Lek or LEK may refer to: ▪ Lek mating, mating in a lek, a type of animal territory in which males of a species gather ▪ Lek, the currency of Albania ▪ Lek, now part of Sandoz, the generic drug subsidiary of Novartis ▪ Lek, a river in the west of the Netherlands ▪ De Lek, a former manorial fiefdom in the Netherlands ▪ L.E.K. Consulting, international strategy consulting firm ▪ Tata Airport, Guinea ▪ Lek, a fictional form of Cardassian currency in Star Trek ▪ Lek, the family nickname of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand...

Definition of lek in the English dictionary

The definition of lek in the dictionary is a small area in which birds of certain species, notably the black grouse, gather for sexual display and courtship. Other definition of lek is the act or practice of so gathering.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEK

leisure time
leisured
leisureliness
leisurely
leisurewear
Leith
leitmotif
Leitrim
Leix
Leizhou Peninsula
lekgotla
lekker
lekvar
lekythos
Lely
LEM
Lemalu
leman
Lemberg
lemel

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEK

cheek
creek
geek
Greek
Hayek
Holy Week
keek
leek
meek
midweek
nek
Osijek
peek
Radek
seek
sleek
trek
turn the other cheek
Uzbek
week

Synonyms and antonyms of lek in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lek» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEK

Find out the translation of lek to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lek from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lek» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lek
570 millions of speakers

English

lek
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लेक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ليك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lek
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Lek
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lek
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lek
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

레크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lek
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Lek
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விளையாட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लीक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lek
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лек
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lek
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

lek
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

lek
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

lek
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

lek
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lek

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEK»

The term «lek» is very widely used and occupies the 1.579 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lek» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lek» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lek

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEK»

Discover the use of lek in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lek and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Leks
In the first book on the subject, Jacob HA glund and Rauno Alatalo draw together existing knowledge on two main aspects of lekking. Why do leks evolve in some species and not in others?
Jacob Höglund, 1995
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Factors Affecting the Demography of a Lek-mating Bird: The ...
Sexual selection via female choice and male-male aggression leads to elaboration of male traits.
Jacqueline Kay Nooker, 2007
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A Dictionary of the Hok-Këèn Dialect of the Chinese ...
Lek The chestnut-tree ; lek choo, ijjjji ^« lot a, a chestnut ; to fear, to tremble ; cheen lek, ^ i^l, to tremble with fear. Also written D^a, lek. Chew jin e lek, ^ ^5 Chew Ay l&ng chae I at d, the people of the Chew dynasty planted the chestnut tree (at ...
Walter Henry Medhurst, 1832
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An alphabetic dictionary of the Chinese language in the ...
(377) Lek. A chestnut; chestnut wood, often used for tab- j "> lets; firm, solid, durable;' severe, strict ; to overpass; j to exceed ; to respect, to revore ; full-grown grain : in the ! coll. read lik, q. v.: "chusi lek, water-caltrops ; lek, ,kai, to pass over the ...
‎1870
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Behind the Smile: The Story of Lek, a Thai Bargirl in ...
Behind The Smile: The Story of Lek, a Thai Bar Girl in Pattaya.
Owen C. Jones, 2012
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ADVANCES IN THE STUDY OF BEHAVIOR
Three of these reports, however, come from a single lek, Ford's Creek Lek, near Grass Range, Montana. In 1965, Lumsden used cannon-nets to capture males and females on this lek; others had trapped birds here in preceding years ...
Peter James Bramwell Slater, Rosenblatt, 1991
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Genuine Thai Copies
work it out but the more Lek-5 tried to “help” her, the more she felt as though it was a complete crock of fictionalized bullshit that was beginning to smell more foul than the alley. “I hope so.” Physically, she liked the way Lek-5's fingertips were ...
Sean Bunzick, 2007
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Proceedings of the XVth International Ornithological ...
To do this, we removed the three most socially dominant males from the lek ( known as the experimental lek) and recorded changes in lek structure and reproductive success on that lek. An undisturbed lek of similar size (9 territorial males) ...
Karel Hendrik Voous, 1972
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Royality and Commoners: Essays in Thai Administrative, ...
The assignment of the amounts of suai owed were determined by central officials who periodically safe lek, registered the population for various services; the collection of suai and its transport to Bangkok were the responsibilities of Krom ...
Constance Maralyn Wilson, Chrystal Stillings Smith, George Vinal Smith, 1980
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Of Sound and Symbol: The First Phonetic System That Works: ...
Guide. Phoenetic. electric ilektrik i-lek-trik electrician ilektrishsn i-lek-trish-sn electricity ilektrisitie i-lek-tris-i-tie electri fy ilektrifei i-lek-tri-fei electrocardiogram ilektroakardieogram i-lek-troa-kar-die-o-gram electrocardiograph ilektroakardieograf ...
Daniel Joseph Cesar, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lek is used in the context of the following news items.
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WWII veteran awarded Legion d'Honneur for helping to save 20 …
Sjt Rigler, who served with the 5th Battalion Dorset Regiment, took charge of a rescue boat sent across the Lek river to save the men, who had ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Racial ties taking a beating — Pook Ah Lek | What You Think | Malay …
JULY 19 — Developments trailing the weekend fracas at Low Yat Plaza show that interracial relationship is indeed getting increasingly frail in ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
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Five Czechs possibly kidnapped in Lebanon - PRAGUE POST | The …
"I'm in contact with Minister Zaorálek and I can guarantee that the Czech government would do its utmost to help the Czech citizens," Sobotka ... «Prague Post, Jul 15»
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Afternoon tea break with old school desserts | Eat/Drink | Mobile …
The other sweet porridges available are thor thau th'ng (peanut soup), lek tau moi (mung bean porridge) and bubur gandum (whole wheat ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
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Pheasants Forever youth learn about sage grouse : Community
The group toured a local ranch and lek site (sage-grouse breeding grounds) where they looked for wildlife and practiced collecting data with ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
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Canaccord Genuity Reconfirms a Speculative Buy Rating on Lekoil …
In a research note sent to investors on today, Canaccord Genuity reconfirmed their Speculative Buy rating on Lekoil (LON:LEK)'s stock. The PT ... «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»
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Airport to drive away critters with noise
“We don't see it being used on sage grouse, just because ... there are lots of sensitivities with sage grouse and that particular lek,” he said. «Jackson Hole News&Guide, Jul 15»
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Chadchart sees largest asset increase
The cabinet member with the smallest wealth was former finance minister Tanusak Lek-uthai, with 1.43 million baht. Also made public on Friday ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
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Charupong fails to report assets, may face court
Former deputy finance minister Thanusak Lek-uthai had the least assets, worth some Bt1.43 million. Pongthep's assets fell by Bt151 million ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
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These oil companies will benefit post-Iran deal | Interactive Investor
... than is currently discounted would be Tullow Oil (TLW, Buy, TP590p) at the larger end and Lekoil (LEK, Buy, TP73p) at the smaller end.". «Interactive Investor, Jul 15»

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