- gon-lit
- wa·gon-lit;
English syllables. 2014.
gon-lit
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wa|gon-lit — «va gn LEE», noun, plural wa|gons lits or wagon lits «va gn LEE». (in Europe) a sleeping car. ╂[< French wagon lit < wagon railway coach (< English wagon) + lit bed < Latin lectus] … Useful english dictionary
Wagon-Lit — Wa|gon Lit [vagõ li:], der; , Wagons Lits [vagõ li:; frz. wagon lit, aus: wagon = Eisenbahnwagen u. lit = Bett]: frz. Bez. für Schlafwagen … Universal-Lexikon
Wagon-Lit — Wa|gon Lit [vagõ li:] der; , Wagons Lits [vagõ li:] <aus fr. wagon lit zu wagon »Eisenbahnwagen« u. lit »Bett«> franz. Bez. für Schlafwagen … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
wagon-lit — wa·gon lit s.m.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} vagone letto (sigla WL) {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1901. ETIMO: comp. di wagon vagone e lit 1letto … Dizionario italiano
wagon-lit — wa•gon lit fr. [[t]va gɔ̃ˈli[/t]] n. pl. wa•gons lits fr. [[t]va gɔ̃ˈli[/t]] rai fot (in continental European usage) a railroad sleeping car • Etymology: 1880–85; < F, =wagon railway coach (< E) +lit bed (< L lectus) … From formal English to slang
wagon-lit — wa·gon lit || vægÉ”0303; lÉªË train carriage that has special sleeping compartments … English contemporary dictionary
wagon-lit — wa·gon lit … English syllables
wagon-lit — [vȧ gōn lē′] n. pl. wagons lits [vȧgōn lē′] [Fr < wagon, car, railway coach (< E WAGON) + lit, bed < L lectus: see LIE1] in Europe, a railroad sleeping car … English World dictionary
wa — ala·lau·wa; ara·ka·wa·ite; ara·wa; asa·hi·ka·wa; ba·la·wa; bi·wa; bu·ni·na·wa; bush·wa; caugh·na·wa·ga; ca·wa·hib; cha·wa·sha; che·wa; chip·pe·wa; cze·sto·cho·wa; deep·wa·ter·man; de·wa·li; de·wa·nee; dha·wa; du·wa·mish; ef·wa·ta·ka·la; ehu·a·wa; … English syllables
Gongorism — Gon•go•rism [[t]ˈgɒŋ gəˌrɪz əm, ˈgɔŋ [/t]] n. lit. a literary style characterized by ornateness of language and artificiality of diction • Etymology: 1805–15; < Sp gongorismo, after the style of Luis de Góngora y Argote (1561 1627), Spanish… … From formal English to slang
