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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LIEBERKUHN; LIEBERKUEHN

Lie "ber *kühn, n. Etym: [Named after a German physician and instrument maker, J. n. Lieberkühn.] (Optics )

 

Defn: A concave metallic mirror attached to the object-glass end of a microscope, to throw down light on opaque objects; a reflector.

 

LIEBERKUHN'S GLANDS; LIEBERKUEHN'S GLANDS

Lie "ber *kühn 's glands `. Etym: [See Lieberkühn.] (Anat. )

 

Defn: The simple tubular glands of the small intestines; -- called also crypts of Lieberkühn.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Lieberman, Joe

Lie ber man, Joe |ˈlēbərmən ˈlibərmən | (1942 –) US politician; full name Joseph Isador Lieberman. He has served in the US Senate since being seated in 1989 as a Connecticut Democrat. In 2000, he was the running mate in Al Gore's unsuccessful bid for the presidency. Lieberman's role in the Democratic Party has been strained since losing the party's primary for Senate re-election in 2006, then winning the election as a third-party candidate, and two years later openly supporting Republican presidential candidate John McCain.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Lieberman, Joe

Lie ber man, Joe |ˈlēbərmən ˈlibərmən | (1942 –) US politician; full name Joseph Isador Lieberman. He has served in the US Senate since being seated in 1989 as a Connecticut Democrat. In 2000, he was the running mate in Al Gore's unsuccessful bid for the presidency. Lieberman's role in the Democratic Party has been strained since losing the party's primary for Senate re-election in 2006, then winning the election as a third-party candidate, and two years later openly supporting Republican presidential candidate John McCain.

 

Duden Dictionary

lieber

lie ber Adverb |l ie ber |zu: lieber 1 vorzugsweise ich trinke lieber Tee als Kaffee | ich würde lieber mit dem Auto fahren | lieber heute als morgen 2 besser; klugerweise ich hätte lieber warten sollen | das hättest du lieber nicht tun, sagen sollen | mach es lieber gleich

 

lieber

lie ber |l ie ber |Adjektiv; Komparativ von gern mittelhochdeutsch lieber, althochdeutsch lieber, liuber, lieb mit mehr Vergnügen etwas, jemanden lieber mögen als etwas, jemanden | das mag ich noch lieber | sie machen diese Arbeit lieber als ich

 

Liebermann

Lie ber mann Eigenname |L ie bermann |deutscher Maler