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,log 'cabin noun a small house built of logs ® A'Mi picture o page R13

logger /'lDg9(r); NAmE 'lo:g-; 'la:g-/ noun = lumberjack logger-heads /‘lngahedz; NAmE 'brgar-; 'la:g-/ noun IT*T?7I at loggerheads (with sb) (over sth) in strong

disagreement ( iffiX ) AfP; +0#-; /“Jr##: The two governments are still at loggerheads over the island.

loggia /'l0ud30; 'h)d3ia; NAmE 'loud30; 'Ia:d3i0/ noun {BrE) a room or gallery with one or more open sides, especially one that forms part of a house and has one side open to the garden  )

logging /'lngirj; NAmE ’lo:g-; 'la:g-/ noun [U] the work of cutting down trees for their wood f£Af£ik logic 0-w /'lDd3ik; NAmE 'la:d3ik/ noun 1 [U] a way of thinking or explaining sth   ft?

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parts of the plan were governed by the same logic, if $J

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sensible reasons for doing sth ( ) if 31, ¥¥

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fit ^^ JHJ it Sh 0 a strategy based on sound commercial logic        0 There is no

logic to/in any of their claims.

^      & o 3 [U] {philosophy the science of thinking

about or explaining the reason for sth using formal methods     the rules of logic ^ M M'J 4 [U]

{computing if) a system or set of principles used in preparing a computer to perform a particular task M%\ WffWM

lo gical O’* /’lDd3ikl; NAmE'land's-1 odj.

1 (of an action, event, etc. 0 $] „ % if #) seeming natural, reasonable or sensible       A 3#J; o'

A'ft’il&X a logical thing to do in the circumstances ft 0 It was a logical conclusion from the child’s point of view.     if

A ft   2 following or able to follow the rules

of logic in which ideas or facts are based on other true ideas or facts (ft;    a logical

argument  0 Computer programming

needs someone with a logical mind, if % fjl ^ © flf 1? ]f Wt ^ A o pnia ILLOGICAL ► logic al ly /-kli/ adv.: to argue logically -logical, -logic o ology

.logical 'positivism noun [u] {philosophy ^f) the belief that the only problems which have meaning are those that can be solved using logical thinking jJ? ?j| iEEfe

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'logic bomb noun {computing if) a set of instructions that are written into a computer in order to cause damage or to get secret information, and that will start operating when particular conditions exist W. H '1$ #

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'logic circuit noun {computing if) a series of logic gates that performs operations on data that is put into a computer if       M f; 11 * - % M iftfr Wt Mis % W & #b

' logic gate (also gate) noun {computing if) an electronic switch that reacts in one of two ways to data that is put into it. A computer performs operations by passing data through a very large number of logic gates, if ft

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logi cian /l0'd3ijn/ noun a person who studies or is skilled in logic if      i

login /'lDgin; NAmE 'big-; 'la:g-/ (also logon) noun 1 [u] the act of starting to use a computer system, usually by typing a name or word that you choose to use ® a (). if you’ve forgotten your login ID, click this link.        ii

2 [C] the name that you use to enter a computer system   : Enter your login and

password and press ‘go’.       go

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-logist O-OLOGY

lo gis tics /l0'd3istiks/ noun [U+sing./pl. v] ~ (of sth) the practical organization that is needed to make a compli­cated plan successful when a lot of people and equip­ment is involved W];   the logistics of

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MMXf£'► lo-gis-tic (also lo-gis-tic-al /l0'd3istikl/) adj.: logistic support Jfj fjj it#

0                  Organizing famine relief presents huge logistical problems. mRtim&M

lo-gis-tic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.

log-jam /'lngd3aem; NAmE 'loig-; 'la:g-/ noun 1 a mass of logs floating on a river, that are blocking it ( M ffi ± ) 2 a difficult situation in which

you cannot make progress easily because there are too many things to do ( @i£1f   MM

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logo /'bugau; NAmE ‘lougou/ noun {pi. -os) a printed design or symbol that a company or an organization uses as its special sign (        UM,

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log-off /'lDgnf; NAmE 'b:go:f; 'la:g-; -a:f/ (also log-out) noun [U] the act of finishing using a computer system

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logo-gram /'lDgagraem; NAmE 'b:g-/ (also logo-graph /'lngagraif; NAmE ’bigograef/) noun {technical A in) a symbol that represents a word or phrase, for example those used in ancient writing systems is] #; ; 11

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logon /'logon; NAmE 'b:ga:n; 'la:g-; -o:n/ noun = login

log-out /'logaut; NAmE 'lo:g-; 'la:g-/ noun = logoff

log-rolling /'logroulir); NAmE 'bigrou-; 'la:g-/ noun [U] {NAmE) 1 (in US politics H m '&) the practice of agreeing with sb that you will vote to pass a law that they support so that they will later vote to pass a law that you support      ) 2 a sport

in which two people stand on a log floating on water and try to knock each other off by moving the log with their feet *j;

-logue {NAmE also -log) combining form (in nouns is]) talk or speech ffcig-; i#i$: a monologue 34 S

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loin /bin/ noun 1 [U, C] a piece of meat from the back or sides of an animal, near the tail (   ) )gf $J: loin

of pork      2 loins {pi.] {old-fashioned) the part of

the body around the hips between the waist and the tops of the legs Hf |fl$; Jfj §? 3 loins [pi.] {literary) a person’s sex organs ( A        ££ If, Ph n[5, T M

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loin-cloth /'bmklD0; NAmE -kb:0/ noun a piece of cloth worn around the body at the hips by men in some hot countries, sometimes as the only piece of clothing worn

loi ter /'bita(r)/ verb [V] to stand or wait somewhere especially with no obvious reason p &|f; PHI W; #10 Pi771 hang around : Teenagers were loitering in the street outside.

Lo li ta /lau'liita; NAmE loo'-/ noun a young girl who behaves in a more sexually developed way than is usual for her age, which makes her sexually attractive to older men ( ®  M '14 (ft ) -¥■' Bt '14 !§ ¥ X

MiUtiKM From the name of the main character in Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Lolita. g j&liSAA •

loll /M; NAmE lailj verb [V ^adv./prep.\ 1 to lie, sit or stand in a lazy, relaxed way       W, $6

M ) : He lolled back in his chair by the fire, fife# ## life 2 (of your head, tongue, etc. A, f§-^) to move or hang in a relaxed way M H; T H: My head lolled against his shoulder.