"MLU" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: MLUs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} MLU (countable and uncountable, plural MLUs)
  1. (linguistics) Initialism of mean length of utterance. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: mean length of utterance Categories (topical): Linguistics
  2. (UK, healthcare) Initialism of midwife-led unit. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: midwife-led unit Categories (topical): Healthcare
    Sense id: en-MLU-en-noun-YLydGOEO Categories (other): British English Topics: government, healthcare
  3. (photography) Initialism of mirror lock-up. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: mirror lock-up Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-MLU-en-noun-Vih0WEPD 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: 20 33 48 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

Inflected forms

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