leman

¹

[ lem-uhn, lee-muhn ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
2. a mistress.

Leman

²

[ lee-muhn ]

noun

1. Lake. Lake of Geneva.

leman

¹

/ ˈliː-; ˈlɛmən /

noun

1. a beloved; sweetheart
2. a lover or mistress

Léman

²

/ lemɑ̃ /

noun

1. Lac Léman
   the French name for (Lake) Geneva

Word History and Origins

Origin of leman¹

1175–1225; Middle English lemman, earlier leofman. See lief, man

Word History and Origins

Origin of leman¹

C13 lemman, leofman, from leof dear, lief + man

Example Sentences

Tang's team and Leman Biotech is currently working toward that goal.

From Science Daily

The start-up Leman Biotech, co-founded by Tang and paper co-author Yugang Guo, aims to commercialize the treatment.

From Science Daily

He was speaking from the stern of a sailing vessel that was dragging a sample-collecting device across Switzerland's biggest lake, also known as Lac Leman.

From Reuters

"We found that interesting because we often have the image of the Leman Lake as a big Alpine lake with crystal waters but it's not really the case," he said, using the French name.

From Reuters

A worker for Leman Bleu is then seen in the footage attempting to remove the activist from the podium, before noticing the glue.

From Reuters