Kilo Lingo

/lɪp/

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Translation

One of the two soft edges of your mouth.

Word origin

From Old English lippa, the word for the same part of the mouth.

Origin
Old English
Root
lippa

Examples

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People often "bite their lip" when they are worried.

lips .

We usually talk about both "lips" together.

lips!

This means "listen very carefully to what I am saying".

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This word is part of lesson 29.