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lite (adj.)

alternative spelling of light (adj.1), by 1962, but used from at least 1917 as a word-forming element in product names, often as a variation of light (n.).

The word Adjusto-Lite for portable electric lamps was opposed by the user of a trade mark Auto-lite registered before the date of use claimed by the applicant. ["The Trade-Mark Reporter," 1922]

Coincidentally lite in Old English and early Middle English meant "few; little; not much;" see little (adj.), which is an extended form of it.

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Definitions of lite from WordNet

lite (adj.)
having relatively few calories;
lite (or light) mayonnaise
light (or lite) beer
Synonyms: light / low-cal / calorie-free
From wordnet.princeton.edu