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lay·man (lmn)n.1. A man who is not a cleric.2. A man who is a nonprofessional: His is just the layman's view of medicine. See Usage Note at man.
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layman [ˈleɪmən]n pl -men1. a man who is not a member of the clergy2. a person who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject science for the layman
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsNoun1.layman - someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person layperson, secularlaity, temporalty - in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergycommon man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no titlelay reader - a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal churchclergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian ChurchBased on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.laymannoun nonprofessional, amateur, outsider, lay person, non-expert, nonspecialist There are basically two types, called, in layman's terms, blue and white asbestos.
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layman [ˈleɪmən] N (laymen (pl)) 1. (Rel) → seglar mf, LEGO/a m/f2. (fig) → profano(a) m/f, lego(a) m/f
in layman's terms → para entendernos, para los profanos en la materiaCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005layman [ˈleɪmən] n(= non-expert) → profane m
in layman's terms → en langage de tous les jours, en termes profanes(= non-ordained church member) → laïque mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005layman [ˈleɪmən] n (-men (pl)) (Rel) → laico (fig) (non-professional) → profanolayman [ˈleɪmən] n(-men (pl)) (Rel) → laico (fig) (non-professional) → profanoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995layman lay
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