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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lie \Lie\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lied} (l[imac]d); p. pr & vb n. {Lying} (l[imac]"[i^]ng).] [OE. lien, li[yogh]en, le[yogh]en, leo[yogh]en, AS le['o]gan; akin to D. liegen, OS & OHG. liogan, G. l["u]gen, Icel. lj[=u]ga, Sw ljuga, Dan. lyve, Goth. liugan, Russ. lgate.] To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lied \Lied\ (l[=e]t), n.; pl {Lieder} (l[=e]"d[~e]r). [G.] (Mus.) A lay; a German song. It differs from the French chanson, and the Italian canzone, all three being national. The German Lied is perhaps the most faithful reflection of the national sentiment. --Grove. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lied n : a German art song of the 19th century
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