"lues" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈluːiːz/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lues.wav
Etymology: From Latin lues (“plague”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|lues||plague}} Latin lues (“plague”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lues (uncountable)
  1. (dated, medicine) A plague or disease, especially syphilis. Tags: dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine, Bacterial diseases Derived forms: lues cerebri, lues venerea, luetic
    Sense id: en-lues-en-noun-O94scspp Disambiguation of Bacterial diseases: 85 15 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: See lue. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} lues
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lue Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: lue
    Sense id: en-lues-en-verb-B8mXV-Qe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 6 57 10 7 2 18 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 65 6 4 1 19 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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