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lie

1. the hiding place or lair of an animal

2. Golf

a. the position of the ball after a shot

b. the angle made by the shaft of the club before the upswing

Lie

Trygve Halvdan . 1896--1968, Norwegian statesman; first secretary-general of the United Nations (1946--52)

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LiE

A symbolic mathematics package aimed at Lie groups.

["LiE, a Package for Lie Group Computations", M.A.A. van Leeuwen et al, in Computer Algebra Nederland, 1992 (ISBN 90-741160-02-7)].

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Young composers and young talent are giving the lie to the concept that opera is a dying form of art.

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Another finding is that the growth of devolved government has gone along with a reduction in support for independence, from 13% in 1997 to 6% today, giving the lie to those who argue that a law-making Assembly would be a slippery slope to independence.

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