"lue" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlu.e/
Rhymes: -ue Etymology: From Latin luēs (“plague, pestilence”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|luēs||plague, pestilence}} Latin luēs (“plague, pestilence”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f|#}} lue f (invariable)
  1. (medicine) synonym of sifilide (“syphilis”) Tags: feminine, invariable Synonyms: sifilide [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lue-it-noun--VRvynCf Categories (other): Medicine, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 40 35 25 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (figurative, literary) plague, misfortune Tags: feminine, figuratively, invariable, literary
    Sense id: en-lue-it-noun-R-iL-lOC Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 40 35 25
  3. (poetic) an evil person Tags: feminine, invariable, poetic
    Sense id: en-lue-it-noun-apsQSqdM Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 40 35 25
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