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lyme
name 5noun 1verb 1
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3VERB + LYME
got, increase
LYME + NOUN
cases, disease
PREP.
from, in
Definitions
name
1
A town in New London County, Connecticut, United States.
2
A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.
3
A town in Jefferson County, New York, United States.
4
Synonym of Forest of Lyme, mainly in Staffordshire, England
noun
1
Lyme disease.
Statewide there was a 16 percent increase in Lyme cases from 7,543 in 2016 to 8,720 last year.
verb
1
to hang out (to spend time doing nothing in particular)
But everyday,^([sic]) while all of this was going on, there'd be some lyming (hanging out)—and this is how the spirit of the music was absorbed, how apprentices both learned and caught on.
[…] in Carlton's living room one Saturday evening, spending a few hours lyming over rum and, of all things, codfish dumplings, another thing Carlton loved, even in the evening […]
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Statewide there was a 16 percent increase in Lyme cases from 7,543 in 2016 to 8,720 last year.
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But everyday,^([sic]) while all of this was going on, there'd be some lyming (hanging out)—and this is how the spirit of the music was absorbed, how apprentices both learned and caught on.
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[…] in Carlton's living room one Saturday evening, spending a few hours lyming over rum and, of all things, codfish dumplings, another thing Carlton loved, even in the evening […]
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Guests were directed to the cocktail area where they lymed and enjoyed finger food with a choice of sorrel or fruit punch.
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She's got Lyme disease.
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My sister has Lyme disease.
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