lois
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈləʊ.ɪs/
Definition of lois
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
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The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
“When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.”
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name
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The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
“When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.”
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A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin.
“Modernity might also lie in a name like Lois - pronounced Loys in Trinidad - which came to the island in the 1940s through Lois Lane, the heroine of the American Superman comic strip.”
noun
- (form-of, plural)plural of LOI
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa.
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