Louis XII
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~ king of France who was popular with his subjects (1462-1515)
Leo XIII
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~ Italian pope from 1878 to 1903 who was interested in the advancement of learning and who opened the Vatican secret archives to all scholars
Louis XIII
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~ king of France from 1610 to 1643 who relied heavily on the advice of Cardinal Richelieu (1601-1643)
Louis XIV
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~ king of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715)
Louis XV
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~ grandson of Louis XIV and king of France from 1715 to 1774 who led France into the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War (1710-1774)
Louis XVI
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~ king of France from 1774 to 1792; his failure to grant reforms led to the French Revolution; he and his queen (Marie Antoinette) were guillotined (1754-1793)
Lonicera xylosteum
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~ cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers and scarlet fruit
Luis de Gongora y Argote
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~ a Spanish poet whose work was characterized by an affected elegance of style (1561-1627)
light year
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~ the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers
light-year
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~ the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers
leap year
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~ a calendar year with an extra day added in February
lunar year
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~ a period of 12 lunar months
lemon yellow
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~ a strong yellow color
lesser yellow trefoil
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~ clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
large yellow lady's slipper
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~ plant of eastern and central North America having slightly fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers
Lester Willis Young
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~ United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
Loretta Young
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~ United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
Lautaro Youth Movement
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~ a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths
Lee Yuen Kam
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~ United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)