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- [lev-uh l]
- /ˈlɛv əl/
- /ˈlev.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lev-uh l]
- /ˈlɛv əl/
Definitions of leveling word
- adjective leveling having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface. 1
- adjective leveling being in a plane parallel to the plane of the horizon; horizontal. 1
- adjective leveling equal, as one thing with another or two or more things with one another. 1
- adjective leveling even, equable, or uniform. 1
- adjective leveling filled to a height even with the rim of a container: a level teaspoon of salt. 1
- adjective leveling mentally well-balanced; sensible; rational: to keep a level head in a crisis. 1
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Origin of leveling
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English (noun and v.), variant of livel (noun) < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *lībellum, for Latin lībella plummet line, level, diminutive of lībra balance, scales; for formation, see castellum
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Parts of speech for Leveling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leveling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
leveling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leveling
noun leveling
- calibrating — Mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings.
- mapping — function
- rhyming — identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
- demolition — The demolition of a building is the act of deliberately destroying it, often in order to build something else in its place.
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