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layette
laying on of hands
layman
layoff
layout
layover
layperson
laywoman
lazar
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laze around
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lazar
la·zar [ lázzər, láyzər ] (plural la·zars)


noun 
Definition:
 
sick person: a poor and sick person, especially somebody affected by leprosy ( archaic )

[13th century. < medieval Latin lazarus, after Lazarus, a beggar in the Bible (Luke 16:20)]
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