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lois
/ˈloʊəs/
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What does lois mean?
noun
- plural of LOI
proper noun
- The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈloʊəs/
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For the evil moral effects of the Church doctrine against taking interest, see Montesquieu, Esprit des Lois, lib.
She selected it, bought it, engaged a woman architect--Lois Howe of Boston--and followed the latter's work from beginning to end.
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An eminent doctor, M. Baudin, had died "pour maintien des lois."
L’Homme présente une exception remarquable quant a l’époque de l’apparition des plis frontaux, qui sont les premiers indiqués; mais le développement general du lobe frontal, envisagé seulement par rapport a son volume, suit les mêmes lois que dans les singes: Gratiolet, ‘Mémoire sur les plis cérèbres de l’Homme et des Primateaux,’ p. 39, Tab.