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luce

1

[ loos ]

noun

  1. a pike, especially when fully grown.


Luce

2

[ loos ]

noun

  1. Clare Boothe, 1903–87, U.S. writer, politician, and diplomat.
  2. Henry Robinson, 1898–1967, U.S. publisher and editor (husband of Clare Boothe Luce).

luce

/ ː /

noun

  1. another name for pike 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of luce1

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French lus pike < Late Latin ūܲ
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of luce1

C14: from Old French lus, from Late Latin ūܲ pike
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Termaine Ashley Williams, a rapper known as Luce Cannon, was arrested in Las Vegas and is charged with robbery.

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They added she "was truly thriving in life and although this gives us great comfort, we are utterly heartbroken at the loss of our beautiful, gorgeous Luce".

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They added she was "was truly thriving in life and although this gives us great comfort, we are utterly heartbroken at the loss of our beautiful, gorgeous Luce".

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"Trump has just declared war on Panama, a US ally, in an inaugural address," Edward Luce, a columnist for the Financial Times, wrote on Bluesky.

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Henry Luce once called Time’s fact-checkers “a modern female priesthood.”

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