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low

/ˈləʊ/ noun

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In Latin: humilis Wiktionary

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

  1. An air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation.
    a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow
  2. British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963).
  3. A low level or position or degree.
    the stock market fell to a new low

verb

  1. Make a low noise, characteristic of bovines.

adjective

  1. Less than normal in degree or intensity or amount.
    low prices
  2. Literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension.
    low ceilings
  3. Very low in volume.
    a low murmur

adverb

  1. In a low position; near the ground.
    the branches hung low

Origin

From Middle English lah, loue, from Old Norse lágr (“low”), from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz (“low; flat”), from *ligjaną (“to lie; to lead”), from Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti (“to be lying down”), from *legʰ- (“to lie”).

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