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lear
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lear has 2 senses
- lear(n = noun.person) edward lear - British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888); Array is a kind of artist, creative person, humorist, humourist
- lear(n = noun.person) king lear - the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters; Array is a kind of character, fictional character, fictitious character
CIDE DICTIONARY
lear, v. t.
To learn. See Lere, to learn. [1913 Webster]
lear, n.
Lore; lesson. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
lear, a.
See Leer, a. Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
lear, n.
An annealing oven. See Leer, n. [1913 Webster]
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