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Li

UK/liː/ US/ˈli/ common
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.

a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals

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adjective

1.

being one more than fifty

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Origin

An early romanization of Chinese Mandarin 里 (lǐ). As a Korean unit, via the Yale romanization of Korean 리 (ri), from the Chinese distance.

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