"Lear" meaning in English

See Lear in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /lɪə/ [UK], /lɪəɹ/ [US]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lear
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Lear-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. The name of a legendary early king of Britain, the central character in Shakespeare's King Lear. Categories (topical): Fictional characters, William Shakespeare Translations (name of a legendary early king of Britain, the central character in Shakespeare's King Lear): Լիր (Lir) (Armenian), Лир (Lir) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Lear-en-name-giYcwZK2 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 11 56 33 Disambiguation of William Shakespeare: 9 79 12 Disambiguation of "name of a legendary early king of Britain, the central character in Shakespeare's King Lear": 5 94 2
  3. (aviation) Clipping of Learjet. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: Learjet Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-Lear-en-name-fwm4kRpR Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 21 65 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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