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Definitions of ley word

noun ley a pewter containing about 80 percent tin and 20 percent lead. 1
noun ley Alternative spelling of lea. 1
noun ley arable land put down to grass; grassland or pastureland 0
noun ley a line joining two prominent points in the landscape, thought to be the line of a prehistoric track 0
noun ley lea1 (sense 1) 0
noun ley an arable field being used temporarily as a pasture for grazing animals 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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grassland — an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses, characteristic of subhumid and semiarid climates.
pasture — Rogier [French raw-zhee-ey] /French rɔ ʒiˈeɪ/ (Show IPA), or Roger [French raw-zhey] /French rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), de la [French duh-la] /French də la/ (Show IPA), Weyden, Rogier van der.
pastureland — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
pasturage — pasture.
grazing — a touching or rubbing lightly in passing.

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