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louis

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about louis at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981).

Origin

Borrowed from French louis, from Louis, the name of the French kings who first issued these coins and whose images appeared on their obverses.

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