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lib

noun
/ˈlɪb/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English libbe, from Old English lybb, lyb (“medicine, drug, potion, poison, charm”), from Proto-West Germanic *lubi, from Proto-Germanic *lubją (“wort, herb, drug, poison”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-, *lewb- (“to peel, break, damage”), from Proto-Indo-European *lew- (“to cut, remove, prune, separate”). Cognate with German Luppe, Lüppe (“salve, ointment, plant juice, medicine, magic”), Icelandic lyf (“medicine, drug”).

  1. derived from *lew-✻
  2. derived from *lewbʰ-✻
  3. inherited from *lubją✻
  4. inherited from *lubi✻
  5. inherited from lybb
  6. inherited from libbe

Definitions

  1. liberal

    • own the libs

  2. liberation

    • women's lib

  3. library

  4. ›+ 10 more definitions

    1. libertarian

    2. A potion

      A potion; magic potion; charm; concoction.

    3. To geld

      To geld; castrate; emasculate (usually said of animals).

    4. The Libertarian party.

    5. The astrological sign, Libra.

    6. A member of the Liberal Party of Australia.

    7. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

      • The same people will have you believe that François Legault — a man who calls himself “prime minister of the Quebec nation” — would gladly watch his beloved nation’s hospital system crumble just to own the Libs.

    8. Abbreviation of Liberal Party.

    9. Abbreviation of Libertarian Party.

    10. Abbreviation of lithium-ion battery.

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Derived

libber, LIBlet, lib out, libspeak, libtoid, shitlib, ziolib

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA