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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
lese majesty
lesion
Lesotho
lespedeza
-less
less
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lessen
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Lesser Antilles
Lesser Bairam
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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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