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league 1  (lg)
n.
1. An association of states, organizations, or individuals for common action; an alliance.
2. Sports An association of teams or clubs that compete chiefly among themselves. Also called loop1.
3. A class or level of competition: The ski jump was out of his league.
v. leagued, leagu·ing, leagues
v.intr.
To come together in or as if in a league.
v.tr.
To bring together in or as if in a league.
[Alteration (influenced by Italian lega) of Middle English liege, from Old French ligue, from Medieval Latin liga and from Old Italian lega, liga (from legare, to bind), both from Latin ligre, to bind; see leig- in Indo-European roots.]
league 2  (lg)
n. Abbr. lea.
1.
a. A unit of distance equal to 3.0 statute miles (4.8 kilometers).
b. Any of various other units of about the same length.
2. A square league.
[Middle English lege, from Old French liue, leguee, from Latin leuga, a measure of distance, of Gaulish origin.]


league  /lig/  n. 1 a group of sports teams that compete against each other: Our local team belongs to the National Football League. 2 a group of people, businesses, or nations joined together in a shared interest: The League of Nations was founded in 1919 to promote world peace. 3 in league with: in connection with, esp. in s.t. illegal or immoral: The terrible crimes that man has committed put him in league with the devil. 4 in the same league with s.o. or in s.o.s league: at the same level of excellence: He plays the piano very well, and I am just not in his league. league
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