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Lien

/ˈliːn/

A tendon.

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noun
  1. 1

    A tendon.

  2. 2

    A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.

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spleennoun(anatomy, immunology) In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.

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spleennoun(anatomy, immunology) In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.
tienounA knot; a fastening.
yingnounA surname.
lynnounA short form of female given names ending in -lyn, such as Evelyn and Carolyn; also used as a formal unisex middle name.
leannoun(uncountable) Meat with no fat on it.
lynenounA surname.
encumbrancenounSomething that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
extentnounA range of values or locations.
linkagenounA connection or relation between things or ideas.
tehnounTrans Europe Halles, a European cultural organization of venues that house the arts.
linknounA connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
measurementnounValue (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.
connectionnounA feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.
nexusnounA form or state of connection.
measurenounA prescribed quantity or extent.
relationshipnounConnection or association; the condition of being related.
relationnounThe manner in which two things may be associated.
relatedStanding in relation or connection.
correlationnoun(statistics) One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.
lanenoun(used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.

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