lepre

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See also: Lepre, lèpre, and łepre

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin leporem.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.pre/
  • Rhymes: -ɛpre
  • Hyphenation: lè‧pre
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Noun[edit]

lepre f (plural lepri)

  1. hare (mammal, meat)
    la lepre venne distanziata dalla testuggine
    the hare was outdistanced by the tortoise
  2. symbol of speed, caution, or timidity
  3. (sports) pace setter, pacemaker

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Old French[edit]

Noun[edit]

lepre oblique singular, f (oblique plural lepres, nominative singular lepre, nominative plural lepres)

  1. leprosy (disease)
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 171 of this essay:
      La lepre c’est maladie consimile corrumpant la forme et la figure et la composicion des membres et blessé et vient de matiere melancolique esparse par tout le corps.
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