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liver

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noun (1)

liv·​er ˈli-vər How to pronounce liver (audio)
1
a
: a large very vascular glandular organ of vertebrates that secretes bile and causes important changes in many of the substances contained in the blood (as by converting sugars into glycogen which it stores up until required and by forming urea)
b
: any of various large compound glands associated with the digestive tract of invertebrate animals and probably concerned with the secretion of digestive enzymes
2
archaic : a determinant of the quality or temper of a man
3
: the liver of an animal (such as a calf or chicken) eaten as food
4
: a grayish reddish brown

called also liver brown, liver maroon

liver

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noun (2)

liv·​er ˈli-vər How to pronounce liver (audio)
1
: one that lives especially in a specified way
a fast liver
2

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English lifer; akin to Old High German lebra liver

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of liver was before the 12th century

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