noun · uncountable · rare

lieu

місце, майдан, площа

место, площадь, дом

Platz, Ort, Sitz

A place or steadA place or stead.

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/ljuː/

» Using guillemets in lieu of arrows irks me.

Meaning

1 senses

(uncountable)A place or stead.

More definitions

the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

Examples

4 sentences

Using guillemets in lieu of arrows irks me.
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Please make a donation to charity in lieu of flowers.
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In lieu of sleep, I spent last night thinking about cheese.
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In lieu of the preposition "je" one can also use the accusative without a preposition.
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locum, accusative of loc

Borrowed from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locum, accusative of locus (“place”). Doublet of locus. Attested earlier and in Middle English only as part of the partially calqued phrase in lieu of.

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