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los

Pronunciation: /los/

“los” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. loss
  2. destruction

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *los, from Proto-Germanic *lusą (“loss”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- (“to cut loose; sever; lose”). Cognate with Old Norse los (“looseness; breaking up”).

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