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LEK
lek
(noun) the basic unit of money in Albania
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
lek (plural leks)
(biology) an aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display
Verb
lek (third-person singular simple present leks, present participle lekking, simple past and past participle lekked)
(biology) to take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek
(UK, dialect, Yorkshire, colloquial) to play
Usage notes
The Yorkshire dialect word is rarely written and is pronounced differently in the different Ridings of Yorkshire. Compare laik, layk.
Etymology 2
Noun
lek (plural leks or leku or lekë)
the currency unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka
Anagrams
• Elk, Kel, elk
Proper noun
Lek
The northern arm of the River Rhine in the Netherlands
Anagrams
• Elk, Kel, elk
Source: Wiktionary
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