lith

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lith  (lith), n. [Brit. Dial.]

1. an arm or leg;
   limb.
2. a joint, as of the finger.
3. a segment, as of an orange.

• bef. 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, Old High German lid, Old Norse lithr, Gothic lithus limb, member; akin to German Glied

lith-, 

1. var. of litho- before a vowel:
   lithic.

-lith, 

1. a combining form meaning "stone'' (acrolith;
   megalith;
   paleolith);
   sometimes occurring in words as a variant form of -lite (batholith;
   laccolith). Cf. -lite.

• seelitho-

Lith., 

1. Place Names Lithuania.
2. Language Varieties Also, Lith Lithuanian.

lith., 

1. lithograph.
2. lithographic.
3. lithography.

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-lith-, root. 

1. -lith- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "stone.'' This meaning is found in such words as: lithium, lithography, monolith, neolithic.

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lith•o  (lith′ō), n., pl. lith•os, adj., v., lith•oed, lith•o•ing. 
n. 

1. Fine Art lithography.
2. Fine Art lithograph.

adj. 

3. Fine Art lithographic.

v.t. 

4. Fine Art to lithograph.

• shortened form

litho-, 

1. a combining form meaning "stone,'' used in the formation of compound words:
   lithography; lithonephrotomy.

Also,[esp. before a vowel,] lith-. 

• Greek, combining form of líthos

litho., 

1. lithograph.
2. lithography.
Also, lithog. 

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-lith combining_form:in_noun:countable

1. indicating stone or rock: megalith
   Compare -lite

Etymology: from Greek lithos stone

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Lith. abbreviation

1. Lithuania(n)