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- [lev-ee]
- /ˈlɛv i/
- /ˈlev.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lev-ee]
- /ˈlɛv i/
Definitions of levee word
- noun levee (in Great Britain) a public court assembly, held in the early afternoon, at which men only are received. 1
- noun levee a reception, usually in someone's honor: a presidential levee at the White House. 1
- noun levee History/Historical. a reception of visitors held on rising from bed, as formerly by a royal or other personage. 1
- verb with object levee to furnish with a levee: to levee a treacherous stream. 1
- noun levee An embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river. 1
- noun levee dam, embankment 1
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Origin of levee
First appearance:
before 1710 One of the 50% oldest English words
1710-20, Americanism; < French levée < Medieval Latin levāta embankment, noun use of feminine past participle of Latin levāre to raise, orig. lighten, akin to levis light, not heavy
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Parts of speech for Levee
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levee popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
levee usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for levee
noun levee
- dam — A dam is a wall that is built across a river in order to stop the water flowing and to make a lake.
- breakwater — A breakwater is a wooden or stone wall that extends from the shore into the sea and is built in order to protect a harbour or beach from the force of the waves.
- mound — a globe topped with a cross that symbolizes power and constitutes part of the regalia of an English sovereign.
- bank — A bank is a building where a bank offers its services.
- earthwork — excavation and piling of earth in connection with an engineering operation.
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