lu

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see also: Lu, LU

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Noun

lu (uncountable)

1. Archaic form of loo

Verb

lu (lus, present participle luing; simple past and past participle lued)

1. Archaic form of loo

Etymology 2

A romanization of Chinese 路

Noun

lu (uncountable)

1. (historical) Synonym of route or circuit: an administrative division of imperial China.

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Lu

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Proper noun

1. A female given name and related names.

Etymology 2

From Chinese - surnames

• From Mandarin - surname pronunciations

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlu/

Proper noun

1. (countable) Surname.
   1. Surname from 呂.
   2. Surname from 盧.
   3. Surname from 陸.
   4. Surname from 魯.
   5. Surname from 路.
   6. Surname from 蘆.
   7. Surname from 祿.
   8. Surname from 逯.
   9. Surname from 鹿.

Etymology 3

From Mandarin 魯 pronunciation of Chinese 魯.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlu/, /ˈl(i)oʊ/

Proper noun

1. 魯國; An ancient vassal state of China that existed approximately between 1042–249 BC.

Proper noun

1. Synonym of Luren

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LU

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Proper noun

1. (UK, rail transport) Init of London Underground
2. (US, politics) Initialism of Liberty Union Party

Noun

lu (plural lus)

1. Init of livestock unit

Etymology 2

Short for lower-upper.

Noun

1. (linear algebra) A matrix decomposition which writes a matrix as the product of a lower and upper triangular matrix, used in numerical analysis to solve systems of linear equations or find the inverse of a matrix.

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