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lidos

[lee-doh] Origin

li·do

[lee-doh]
noun, plural -dos. British.
1.
a fashionable beach resort.
2.
a public open-air swimming pool.

Origin:
1925–30; after the Lido

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Li·do

[lee-doh; It. lee-daw]
noun
a chain of sandy islands in NE Italy, between the Lagoon of Venice and the Adriatic: resort.
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Lido
famous resort island off Venice, from It., from L. litus "shore."
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