lite
pronunciation
How to pronounce lite in British English:
UK [laɪt]
How to pronounce lite in American English:
US [laɪt]
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- Adjective:
- having relatively few calories
Word Origin
- lite (adj.)
- alternative spelling of light (adj.1), by 1962. Used from at least 1917 in product names, often as a variation of light (n.). The word Adjusto-Lite for portable electric lamps was opposed by the user of a trade mark Auto-lite registered before the date of use claimed by the applicant. ["The Trade-Mark Reporter," 1922]
Example
- 1. Weblog expert lite is a powerful web server log analyzer .
- 2. A month ago we reported that facebook was beta testing a ' lite ' version of its popular social networking site .
- 3. We offer free highspeed wireless internet , free daybreak lite breakfast .
- 4. Allen stern was recently pondering this same question , suggesting that flock release some " lite " versions that just include one feature ( e.g. flock with a twitter panel only ) .
- 5. If they had downloaded the application aurasma lite , created by autonomy , the uk search technology company , the device would recognise the poster and automatically play the film trailer .