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li

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
li1  (lē),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]
  1. Music and Dancethe solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
  • alteration of la1

li2  (lē),USA pronunciation n., pl. li. 
  1. Weights and Measuresa Chinese unit of distance, equivalent to about one-third of a mile (0.5 km).
  • Chinese lǐ
  • 1580–90

li3  (lē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Philosophy(in Chinese ethical philosophy) the etiquette traditionally prescribed for individuals or groups of people in a given situation.
  • Chinese lǐ
  • 1910–15

Li  (lē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Language Varietiesa member of an aboriginal people of the island of Hainan in Southeastern China.
  2. Language Varietiesthe Kadai language of the Li.

Li, [Symbol, Chem.]
  1. Chemistrylithium.

li, 
  1. link;
    links.

L.I., 
    1. British Terms, Militarylight infantry.
    2. Place NamesLong Island.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
LI abbreviation for
  1. Long Island
  2. Light Infantry
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Li the chemical symbol for
  1. lithium
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