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sophus lie

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Lie

  [lee]
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–noun
1. Jonas, 1880–1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
2. (Ma⋅ri⋅us) So⋅phus  [mah-ree-oos soh-foos] , 1842–99, Norwegian mathematician.
3. Tryg⋅ve Halv⋅dan  [trig-vuh hahlv-dahn; Norw. tryg-vuh hahlv-dahn] , 1896–1968, Norwegian statesman: secretary-general of the United Nations 1946–53.
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Word Origin & History

lie  (n.)
"an untruth," O.E. lyge, from P.Gmc. *lugin (cf. O.N. lygi, Dan. løgn, O.Fris. leyne, Ger. Lüge, Goth. liugn). To give the lie to "accuse directly of lying" is attested from 1593. Lie-detector first recorded 1909.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: lie
Pronunciation: 'lI
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: lay /'lA/; lain /'lAn/; ly·ing
: to be sustainable or capable of being maintained : have grounds under the law lie —Scott v. Bradford, 606 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 554 (1979)> lie for misstatements of opinion —W. L. Prosser and W. Pacific Reporter Keeton> lie to the…Circuit Court —D. Q. Posin>—lie in grant : to be transferable legally only by grant
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

lie (lī)
n.
The manner or position in which something is situated, especially the relation that the long axis of a fetus bears to that of its mother.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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