lear
Meanings
noun
- Something learned; a lesson.
- Learning, lore; doctrine.
verb
- To teach.
- To learn.
noun
- Alternative form of lehr.
name
- A surname.
- The name of a legendary early king of Britain, the central character in Shakespeare's King Lear.
- Clipping of Learjet.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English laire, leire, lere, northern Middle English variants of lore, loare (“doctrine, teaching, lore”), from Old English lār (“lore”). More at lore.
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