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• lake — lake1 [lāk] n. [ME < OE lacu & OFr lac, both < L lacus, a basin, lake < IE base * laku , accumulation of water, pond, lake > LOCH, OE lagu, water, sea] 1. an inland body of usually fresh water, larger than a pool or pond, generally… …   English World dictionary

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• lake — I. /leɪk / (say layk) noun 1. a body of water (fresh or salt) of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. some similar body of water or other liquid. 3. a surplus of a specified liquid commodity: a wine lake. Compare mountain (def. 4). {Middle… …