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Word part	Type	Origin	Definition
labor, laborat, lab	root	Latin	to work
lachrym	root	Greek	tears
laps	root	Latin	slip, fall back
lat¹	root	Latin	side
-latry	root	Greek	worship
leg¹	root	Latin	law
leg², lect¹, lig	root	Latin	gather; choose; read
-less	adjective-forming suffix	Middle English	without
leuk, leuko, leuc, leuco	root	Greek	white, colorless
lev, liev	root	Latin	light (in weight)
lex, lect²	root	Greek	speak, speech, word
liber¹	root	Latin	free
libr	root	Latin	book
libra, liber²	root	Latin	balance, weight
-like	adjective-forming suffix	Old English	similar to, in the manner of
lingu	root	Latin	language, tongue
lip, lipo	root	Greek	fat
lit, litera	root	Latin	letter, reading
lith, litho, -lite, -lithic	root	Greek	mineral, rock, stone, fossil
loc	root	Latin	place
log, logo, -logue	root	Greek	word, speech, written work

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