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Elastic(medicine)
elastic cartilage(medicine)
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elastic ligature(medicine)
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elastic tissue(medicine)

league(2) (iou) and Elastic (medicine)


league(2) (iou)



league noun2. [li:g] LME.
[Partly from French ligue from Italian liga, Latinized form of lega, from legare bind from Latin ligare; partly immed. from Italian lega.]
A military, political, or commercial compact made between parties for their mutual protection and assistance in matters of common interest; a body of States or people associated in such a compact. LME.
Robert Watson Exciting the princes of the league of Munster to take the field against the Spaniards.
b. An association of individuals, clubs, or societies for some common political, sporting, or Other purpose; spec. a group of Sports clubs or a class of contestants who compete with one another for a championship. M19.
Delian League, Gaelic League, Hanseatic League, Ivy League, etc. Baseball league, cricket league, Football league, rugby league, etc.
c. transf. & fig. A group showing a certain level of competence or ability. M20.
M. Amis She was fairly formidable, a bit out of my league really. J. J. Hennessy They were..moving into a new league, where they could command..what Music they wanted. Bulletin (Sydney) If East-West wants to play in the big league it must shape up to heavy competition.
gen. A covenant, a compact, an alliance. Now rare. E16.
Basket-making. A single continuous cane used as a combined bottom stick and upright. E20.
Phrases: big league: see BIG adjective. Holy League any of several leagues in European history, as that formed by Pope Julius II against the French in 1511. in league with having a compact with, allied or conspiring with. Land League: see LAND noun1. League of Nations an association of States, dominions, and colonies established by the treaty of peace of 1919 to promote international cooperation, peace, and Security, now replaced by the United Nations. Little League: see LITTLE adjective. major league: see MAJOR adjective. minor league: see MINOR adjective & noun. Muslim League: see MUSLIM adjective. Primrose League: see PRIMROSE noun. Solemn League and Covenant: see COVENANT noun 6. the League Hist. (a) a league formed in 1576 under the direction of the Guises, to prevent the accession of Henry IV to the French throne; (b) the League of Nations.
Comb.: league Football Football played in leagues, spec. (Austral.) rugby league or Australian Rules Football; league table a list of the members of a competitive league in ranking order; any list of ranking order; transf. a systematic comparison of performance in any field of competitive activity.
leaguite noun = LEAGUER noun2 M19.

Elastic (medicine)


elastic
Susceptible of resisting and recovering from stretching, compression or distortion applied by a force.

Origin: L. Elasticus