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lite

  [lahyt]
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–adjective
1. an informal, simplified spelling of light 2 (defs. 12, 13), used esp. in labeling or advertising commercial products: lite beer.
–noun
2. light 2 (def. 36).
Related forms:
liteness, noun
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-lite

 
a combining form used in the names of minerals or fossils: aerolite; chrysolite.
Also, -lyte 2 .
Compare -lith.

Origin:
< F, simplified form of -lithe < Gk líthos stone; similarly G -lit, earlier -lith
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lite   (līt)   
adj.   Slang
Having less substance or weight or fewer calories than something else: "lite music, shimmering on the surface and squishy soft at the core" (Mother Jones).

[Alteration of light2.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: lite
variant of LIGHT
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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lite spelling
(Misspelling of "light", when used to mean "lightweight") A suffix denoting a scaled-down or crippled product, often designed to be distributed without charge, e.g. on a magazine coverdisk. An example is pklite.
(1995-10-06)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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