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leprechaun	an elf in Irish folklore who knows about secret treasure. He must tell the location of the treasure to whomever can catch him.
leprosy	a disease of the skin and nerves caused by infection. People with leprosy have sores on their skin and lose feeling in their bodies. They sometimes lose fingers and toes.
Lesotho	a country in southeastern Africa that is surrounded by the country of South Africa. The capital of Lesotho is Maseru.
-less	a suffix that means "not having."
less	comparative of "little." [6 definitions]
lessen	to become smaller in amount or size. [2 definitions]
lesser	a comparative of "little." [2 definitions]
lesson	a period of instruction in a particular thing, or something that is intended to be learned or studied. [2 definitions]
-let	a suffix that means "small."
let	to allow; permit. [4 definitions]
let bygones be bygones	to forgive and forget past fights.
let down	to fail to satisfy; disappoint.
let go	to stop holding; set free. [2 definitions]
lethargic	feeling as if one has no energy; not wanting to move or do anything.
let off	to release from punishment or something unpleasant; excuse.
let out	to allow to be known.
let's¹	shortened form of "let us."
letter	a written mark that stands for a speech sound; specific character of an alphabet. [3 definitions]
letterbox	a British word for a public box in which people place letters to be sent by mail. "Letterbox" has the same meaning as "mailbox." [2 definitions]
letter carrier	someone who delivers mail.
lettering	the act or art of printing or writing letters. [2 definitions]

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