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PRONUNCIATION OF LICH

lich  [lɪtʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LICH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lich 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 LICH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lich

In fantasy fiction, a lich is a type of undead creature. Often such a creature is the result of a transformation, as a powerful magician or king striving for eternal life uses spells or rituals to bind his intellect to his animated corpse and thereby achieve a form of immortality. Liches are depicted as being clearly cadaverous, bodies desiccated or completely skeletal. Liches are often depicted as holding power over hordes of lesser undead creatures, using them as soldiers and servants. Unlike zombies, which are often depicted as mindless, part of a hivemind or under the control of another, a lich retains revenant-like independent thought and is usually at least as intelligent as it was prior to its transformation. In some works of fiction, liches can be distinguished from other undead by their phylactery, an item of the Lich's choosing into which they imbue their soul, giving them immortality until the phylactery is destroyed. Various works of fantasy fiction, such as Clark Ashton Smith's "Empire of the Necromancers", had used lich as a general term for any corpse, animated or inanimate, before the term's specific use in fantasy role-playing games.

Definition of lich in the English dictionary

The definition of lich in the dictionary is a body, dead or living.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LICH


bitch
bɪtʃ
Deutsch
dɔɪtʃ
DH
diːˈeɪtʃ
dich
dɪtʃ
FH
ˌɛfˈeɪtʃ
fitch
fɪtʃ
glitch
ɡlɪtʃ
hitch
hɪtʃ
mich
mɪtʃ
mitch
mɪtʃ
niche
nɪtʃ
ostrich
ˈɒstrɪtʃ
p&h
ˌpiːənˈeɪtʃ
pitch
pɪtʃ
rich
rɪtʃ
stitch
stɪtʃ
switch
swɪtʃ
twitch
twɪtʃ
which
wɪtʃ
witch
wɪtʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LICH

licentiously
licentiousness
lich gate
lichanos
lichee
lichen
lichen-like
lichened
lichenin
lichenism
lichenist
lichenoid
lichenological
lichenology
lichenose
lichenous
Lichfield
lichgate
lichi
licht

WORDS THAT END LIKE LICH

Ausgleich
Dietrich
Dulwich
Ehrlich
enrich
fetich
Friedrich
Greenwich
Ipswich
Munich
Norwich
open-faced sandwich
Reich
sandwich
schrecklich
stich
strich
tich
West Bromwich
wich

Synonyms and antonyms of lich in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lich» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LICH

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

Translator English - Chinese

巫妖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lich
570 millions of speakers

English

lich
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लाश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ليش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лич
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lich
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শবাগার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

liche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lich
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リッチ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

리치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lich
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lich
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிணமாகவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Lich
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lich
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lich
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lich
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лич
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lich
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lich
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lich
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lich
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lich
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lich

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LICH»

The term «lich» is very widely used and occupies the 15.413 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LICH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lich» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lich» 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 lich

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LICH»

Discover the use of lich in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lich and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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World of Warcraft: Arthas: Rise of the Lich King
Frostmourne. It was caught in a hovering, jagged chunk of ice, the runes that ran the length of its blade glowing a cool blue.
Christie Golden, 2009
2
Lich
A priest, bored with monastery life, has turned to the Dark Arts. He resurrects the legendery Sorceress, Lady Kalma, and bungles the spell. Previously a stunning beauty, she is now a hideous lich, bent on vengeance.
Sarah Potter, 2007
3
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Official Strategy ...
Blizzard Entertainment's latest expansion to World of Warcraft - Wrath of the Lich King - adds a host of epic content to the existing game world.
Jennifer Sims, Kenny Sims, Dexter Hall, 2008
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Wrath of the Lich King
BradyGames' World of Warcraft Atlas: Wrath of the Lich King includes the following: Every region map used in Wrath of the Lich King.
Brady Games, 2009
5
Papers by Command
St. Mary tho Virein (fork.) Swindon, St. John the Evangelist (Lieh.) Swynnerton * : — St. Mary (Lich.) ... Talk o' the Hill, St. Martin {Lieh.) Tainworth bist. Editha {Lieh.) , parto/* Tatenhill St. Michael and All Angels (Lick.) Tettcnhall Regis, St. Michael ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1902
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A short comparative grammar of English and German, tr. by ...
so also, woman-ly and weib-lich, father-ly and viiter-lich, king-ly and konig-lich ; again, when added to names of things or to abstract nouns, world-ly = weltlich, night-ly = nacht-lich, hof-lich, hiiss-lich, lieb-lich, anfcing-lich, the latter type greatly ...
Victor Henry, 1894
7
The Christian Remembrancer
Lich. Norw. Norw. Norw. Lich. Lich. Norw. Lich. Norw. Lich. Lich. Norw. Norw. Name $ Degree. Fowler, C. A. b.a. Garnett, W. B. b.a. Hale, G. b.a. Hervey, T. b.a. Hill, G. F. Lie. Isaacson, J. b.a. Jerrard, J. H. m.a. Leeper, A. b.a. Lus combe, E. K.  ...
‎1841
8
Beyond Lich Gate
Aitchley Corlaiys braves the perilous realm beyond the Lich Gate to obtain a magical elixir that can raise the dead in order to revive his beloved, a victim of the plague, and his ancestor, Procursus Galen, a great hero of Vedette.
Steven Frankos, 1994
9
Eyes of the Lich Queen
What begins as a simple expedition to explore an ancient jungle temple sends adventurers headlong into a search for the Dragon's Eye, an artifact created ages ago by demons in order to gain power over dragons.
Stephen Schubert, Tim Hitchcock, Nicolas Logue, 2007
10
Specimens of All the Accessible Unprinted Manuscripts of the ...
A. Next we will quote a number of readings occurring in Ash}, Lich., and a few MSS. of the Pe.-group, but otherwise deviating from most MSS.—For particulars see IV., § 16 B, and § 14. a. L. 303. it inserted before is. b. L. 306. eke om. Ash} ...
Geoffrey Chaucer, John Koch, Frederick James Furnivall, 1898

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LICH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lich is used in the context of the following news items.
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Blizzard Blitz: July 19th – StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void launch date …
Well the Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking event (which ends tomorrow!) that includes the dungeons Utgarde Pinnacle and The Nexus for ... «Nerdvana, Jul 15»
2
Don This 3D Printed Lich King Helm and Rule the World of Warcraft …
Upon donning the Lich King's helm, Arthas actually became his former master the Lich King and assumed command of his endless army of ... «3DPrint.com, Jul 15»
3
Government allays property bubble fears - News VietNamNet
Tran Du Lich, a member of the National Monetary and Financial Policy Advisory Council, said the rising capital flow into the property market is a ... «VietNamNet Bridge, Jul 15»
4
Review of 'Overlord' EP 2 - Floor Guardians
It's also freaky to think about spending the rest of ones life as a lich lord, which makes me wonder what Momonga's lifespan in Yggdrasil will be. «The News Hub, Jul 15»
5
GC Public Library school supply drive for the homeless
The Supply Our Students Drive is sponsored by the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless (LICH). Each year, they pack thousands of back ... «Garden City News, Jul 15»
6
Minnie Terpening
... her daughter Luella Welch of Haddam; three grandchildren; fi ve greatgrandchildren; sisters Gladys Novak of Haddam, Byrtilla Lich tenburger ... «Belleville Telescope, Jul 15»
7
Warcraft: First Look at The Armor From The Film - IGN Access - IGN …
Ner'zhul is not yet encased in ice to become the Lich King so there is no Scourge. The orcs do not land in Kalimdor and there are no Night ... «IGN, Jul 15»
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Blizzard To Livestream Hearthstone Announcement On July 22
The latest expansion is anyone's guess but some have speculated it might have content related to the Lich King character and events. «Ubergizmo, Jul 15»
9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 zombie mode has Jeff Goldblum and Ron …
He also was the voice of Slade in Teen Titans, the Lich in Adventure Time, and Clayface and Orion in the DCAU. He also had a role in some ... «Geek, Jul 15»
10
New challenges require livestock overhaul
The chairman of the Viet Nam Animal Feed Association, Le Ba Lich, agreed, adding that authorities at all levels still thought the breeding sector ... «Viet Nam News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Lich [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lich>. Apr 2024 ».
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