| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  l ts |
| PLURAL NOUN: | The lungs, especially the lungs of an animal slaughtered for food. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English lightes, from light, light in weight (from the lightness of the lungs compared to other organs). See light2.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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