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Definition of lay noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

lay

noun

NAmE//leɪ//

(old use)

a poem that was written to be sung, usually telling a story

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the lay of the land

1the way the land in an area is formed and what physical characteristics it has

2the way a situation is now and how it is likely to develop

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