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Legitimate peripheral participation is a term used from sociocultural theory that refers to the idea that children acquire mature, culturally appropriate behaviors simply by observation of skilled members of their community.

Legitimate power is defined as social power based on a person's position as an agent of an accepted social order. Legitimate power is the power that individuals have because of their elected or appointed position; power based on an individual’s socially sanctioned claim to a position or role that gives the occupant the right to require and demand compliance with his/her directives.

Legitimization-of-paltry-favors technique is defined as influence technique in which a requester makes a small amount of aid acceptable

Legitimizing myths are explanations used to justify why people in power deserve to be in power

Leisure is defined as unpaid activities one chooses to engage in because they are personally meaningful; discretionary activity, which includes simple relaxation, activities for enjoyment, creative pursuits, and sensual transccendance.

Leisure listening is defined as the listening style of a person who cares about only interesting information.

Leisure noise refers to noise associated with leisure activities such as listening to music, hunting, and woodworking. Exposure to high levels of Leisure noise for extended periods can cause hearing loss.

Lemma refers to syntactic aspects of word knowledge.