laugh

lɐːf

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#1·4h ago

An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

Origin: From , laghen, from (Anglian) , hlehhan, (West Saxon) hliehhan, from , from . Germanic: , , leigh, , lachi, laake, loache, lååke, , , , , , , , , , , , , læ, læja, , . Indo-European: , , , , , клокота́ть, клохта́ть. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·4h ago

Something that provokes mirth or scorn.

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#3·4h ago

(Britain, NZ) A fun person.

It never fails to get a laugh. Here's to more humor in chess.

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