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noun

A soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals. Synonyms: atomic number 3, lithium.

Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers.

adjective

Being one more than fifty. Synonyms: 51, fifty-one.

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... of all people in the world, appears on p. 33 of Vol. LI. The cut is hardly funny, except in idea—it represents a chignon-show—nor is it as well drawn as much of the work he was doing at the time; he had not yet hit upon the style or subject that he afterwards made his own. A couple of sketches by O. Harling, an amateur, conclude ...

— The History of "Punch" • M. H. Spielmann

... said something to another who stood next to him. He spoke with a Genoese accent, and I lost the sense in the villainous dialect. "Che so?" replied the other, lifting his eyebrows towards the figure; "roba mistica: 'st' Inglesi son matti sul misticismo: somiglia alle nebbie di la. Li fa ...

— The Germ - Thoughts towards Nature in Poetry, Literature and Art • Various

... LI. Different men may be differently affected by the same object, and the same man may be differently affected at different times by ...

— Ethica Ordine Geometrico Demonstrata - Part I: Concerning God • Benedict de Spinoza

... is wusser dan night owls," said the old woman. "Ef you keeps on wid dis settin'-up-all-night bizness, I boun' some er you gwine turn inter one'r dese yer big, fussy owls wid yaller eyes styarin', jes' de way li'l Mars Kit doin' dis ve'y minnit, tryin' ter keep hisse'f awake. An' dat 'mines me uv a owl whar turnt hisse'f inter a man, an' ef a owl kin do dat, w'ats ter hinner one'r you-all turnin' inter a owl, I lak ter know? So you bes' come 'long up ter baid, an' ef you is right spry ...

— The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) • Various

... West Africans Cokkerapeek Cock-speak. All the world over it is the subject of superstition: see Giles's "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" (i. 177), where Miss Li, who is a devil, hears a ...

— Supplemental Nights, Volume 1 • Richard F. Burton

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