leming

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English

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Verb

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leming

  1. present participle and gerund of leme

Anagrams

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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leming

Etymology

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Internationalism; compare English lemming, French lemming, German Lemming.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.miŋk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmiŋk
  • Syllabification: le‧ming

Noun

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leming m animal

  1. lemming (small Arctic and Subarctic rodent from any of six genera of similar rodents)
  2. (derogatory, figurative) lemming, yeasayer, doormat, sheeple (someone who uncritically agrees with popular opinion or the status quo)
  3. (derogatory, figurative, politics) stereotypical centrist voter, especially a middle class Civic Platform voter
    Coordinate term: fajnopolak

Declension

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Derived terms

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noun

Further reading

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  • leming in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • leming in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • leming in PWN's encyclopedia
  • leming at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

Romanian

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leming

Etymology

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Borrowed from French lemming.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈlemiŋɡ/

Noun

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leming m (plural lemingi)

  1. lemming

Declension

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