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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Litchi \Li"tchi`\, n. (Bot.) The fruit of a tree native to China ({Nephelium Litchi}). It is nutlike, having a rough but tender shell, containing an aromatic pulp, and a single large seed. In the dried fruit which is exported the pulp somewhat resembles a raisin in color and form [Written also {lichi}, and {lychee}.] -- {lite}. See -{lith}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lite \Lite\, a., adv., & n. Little. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: -lith \-lith\, -lite \-lite\ Combining forms fr Gr li`qos a stone; -- used chiefly in naming minerals and rocks. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lite adj : having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet" [syn: {diet(a)}, {light}, {low-cal}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: lite(Misspelling of "light", when used to mean "lightweight") A suffix denoting a scaled-down or crippled product, often designed to be distributed without charge, e.g. on a magazine {coverdisk}. An example is {pklite}. (1995-10-06)
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