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laypeople

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lay⋅peo⋅ple

  [ley-pee-puhl]
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–plural noun
laymen and laywomen collectively.

lay⋅per⋅son

  [ley-pur-suhn]
–noun
1. a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
2. a person who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine.
Origin:
1970–75; lay(man) + -person

Usage note:
See -person.
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lay·peo·ple or lay people   (lā'pē'pəl)   
pl.n.  Laymen and laywomen.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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