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lues

/ˈluːiːz/

lues noun: a plague or disease. Also the third-person singular simple present indicative of lue.

Noun

lues (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A plague or disease.
    1. (dated, specifically, usually) Syphilis.
      • And which in ravage the more loathsome evil is— / Their real lues, or our pseudo-syphilis?1819 July 15, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London: […] Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, canto I, (please specify the stanza number)
      • There seemed to be no history of lues or any other family illness in the background.1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1031

Proper noun capitalized: Lues

Lues

  1. (plural) plural of Lue

Also used as

lues is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of lue.

Synonyms of lues

Origin of lues

From Latin lues (“plague”).

See lue.

Words formed from lues

Questions about lues

What does lues mean?
Lues means a plague or disease.
What part of speech is lues?
Lues can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce lues?
Lues is pronounced /ˈluːiːz/ (UK).

Words near lues in the dictionary

  1. Luera
  2. Lueras
  3. Luerases
  4. Luers
  5. Luerses
  6. lues
  7. lues cerebri
  8. lues venerea
  9. lueshite
  10. Lueth
  11. luetheite

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