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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lith (lith),USA pronunciation n. [Brit. Dial.]- an arm or leg;
limb. - a joint, as of the finger.
- a segment, as of an orange.
- bef. 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, Old High German lid, Old Norse lithr, Gothic lithus limb, member; akin to German Glied
- var. of litho- before a vowel:lithic.
-lith, - a combining form meaning "stone'' (acrolith;
megalith;
paleolith);
sometimes occurring in words as a variant form of -lite (batholith;
laccolith). Cf. -lite.
Lith., - Place NamesLithuania.
- Language VarietiesAlso, Lith Lithuanian.
lith., - lithograph.
- lithographic.
- lithography.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-lith-, root. - -lith- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "stone.'' This meaning is found in such words as: lithium, lithography, monolith, neolithic.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lith•o (lith′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. lith•os, adj., v., lith•oed, lith•o•ing. n. - Fine Artlithography.
- Fine Artlithograph.
adj. - Fine Artlithographic.
v.t. - Fine Artto lithograph.
litho-, - a combining form meaning "stone,'' used in the formation of compound words:lithography; lithonephrotomy.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] lith-. - Greek, combining form of líthos
- lithograph.
- lithography.
Also, lithog.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -lith n combining form - indicating stone or rock: megalith
Compare -lite
Etymology: from Greek lithos stone Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Lith. abbreviation for - Lithuania(n)
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