"Lay" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "* As an English surname, spelling variant of Lee.\n* As a Scottish surname, reduced from McClay.\n* As a Khmer surname, Khmer ឡាយ (laay).\n* As a French surname, from several place names in France. The river is from Medieval Latin Ledius.\n* As a German surname, from various placenames in Bavaria and Rhineland.",
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          "kind": "place",
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          "name": "Rivers in France",
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  "etymology_text": "* As an English surname, spelling variant of Lee.\n* As a Scottish surname, reduced from McClay.\n* As a Khmer surname, Khmer ឡាយ (laay).\n* As a French surname, from several place names in France. The river is from Medieval Latin Ledius.\n* As a German surname, from various placenames in Bavaria and Rhineland.",
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