"loos" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /luːz/
enPR: lo͞oz Rhymes: -uːz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} loos
  1. plural of loo Tags: form-of, plural Form of: loo
    Sense id: en-loos-en-noun-fykYVr17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /luːz/
enPR: lo͞oz Rhymes: -uːz Etymology: From Middle English loos, lōs (“reputation, renown, fame, infamy, rumor, news”), from Old French los, from Latin laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”). Doublet of laud. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|loos}} Middle English loos, {{der|en|fro|los}} Old French los, {{der|en|la|laus||praise, glory, fame, renown}} Latin laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”), {{doublet|en|laud}} Doublet of laud Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} loos (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Praise; fame; reputation. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: lose, los
    Sense id: en-loos-en-noun-~hfk3~t2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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