Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviation of
Leviticus .
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- noun The
currency ofBulgaria , divided into 100stotinki
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the basic unit of money in Bulgaria
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Quick question: Matt, once the mag-lev is built, in part using the funds from the stimulus plan, will you admit that it exists?
Matthew Yglesias » Mark Hemingway’s Preposterous High-Speed Rail Spin 2009
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Mag lev is nice as a bearing, but it doesnt repel the laws of aerodynamics.
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Note 1: origin: from the old French word levée, act of raising, from lever to raise.
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Note 1: origin: from the old French word levée, act of raising, from lever to raise.
Jonny Lang Lyrics 2009
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Note 1: origin: from the old French word levée, act of raising, from lever to raise.
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Note 1: origin: from the old French word levée, act of raising, from lever to raise.
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Note 1: levee, origin: from the old French word levée, act of raising, from lever to raise.
A Brief History of the Blues Robert M. Baker 1998
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And the first ranks have been followed by what one might almost call a levée en masse of those that remained.
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"Youer talkin ''bout deze yer sparrers, w'ich dey er all head, en' lev'm un makes one mouffle, † I speck," suggested Uncle Remus.
Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chandler Harris. With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser Frederick Stuart 1881
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"You er talkin ''bout deze yer sparrers, w'ich dey er all head, en' lev'm un makes one mouffle, * 2 I speck," suggested Uncle
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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