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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
lese majesty
lesion
Lesotho
lespedeza
-less
less
lessee
lessen
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Lesser Antilles
Lesser Bairam
lesser celandine
lesser omentum
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Lesser Slave Lake
Lesser Sunda Islands
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lessen
less·en [ léss'n ] (past and past participle less·ened, present participle less·en·ing, 3rd person present singular less·ens)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
reduce: to make something less, or become less
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