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Italian
Etymology
From Latin leporem.
Pronunciation
Noun
lepre f (plural lepri)
- hare (mammal, meat)
la lepre venne distanziata dalla testuggine- the hare was outdistanced by the tortoise
- symbol of speed, caution, or timidity
- (sports) pace setter, pacemaker
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Old French
Noun
lepre oblique singular, f (oblique plural lepres, nominative singular lepre, nominative plural lepres)
- leprosy (disease)
1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 171 of this essay:La lepre c’est maladie consimile corrumpant la forme et la figure et la composicion des membres et blessé et vient de matiere melancolique esparse par tout le corps.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)