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Added 9 October 2026

lied

/liːd/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lied at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano.

Origin

Borrowed from German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed, which was inherited by Old English lēoþ (“poem”).

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