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Lean

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname.

Etymology

* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, reduced form of McLean. * As an English surname, from the adjective lean. * As a Chinese surname, from 林 (lín) (see Lin).

Forms

plural
Leans
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