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- pronunciation:
- leI
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
laymen |
| definition 1: |
a person who is a member of a religious congregation but not of the clergy.
As the minister was suddenly taken ill, the church service was held by a layman. |
| definition 2: |
a person who is an outsider and unskilled with respect to a particular profession, esp. medicine or law.
For a layman, he has quite a sophisticated understanding of the functioning of the brain. |
| related words: |
amateur |
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