Kilo Lingo

/ˈlɑːftə/

Line drawing of laughter
Coloured illustration of laughter
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Translation

The sound that people make when they laugh.

Word origin

From Old English hleahtor, built on the same root as the verb laugh.

Origin
Old English
Root
hleahtor
English cognates
laugh

Examples

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Here "laughter" is the sound of many people laughing.

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"Laughter" is uncountable, so it has no plural form.

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"Laughter" is the noun; "laugh" is the verb.

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This word is part of lesson 20.