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[ hahy -lev -uh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈhaɪˈlɛv əl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective undertaken by or composed of participants having a high status: a high-level meeting; a high-level investigation.
having senior authority or high status: high-level personnel.
(of a programming language) based on a vocabulary of Englishlike statements for writing program code rather than the more abstract instructions typical of assembly language or machine language.
Military . (of aerial warfare) undertaken at or from a high altitude: high-level bombing; a high-level attack.
Origin of high-level First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby high-level Highlander, Highland fling, Highland Games, Highland Park, Highlands, high-level , high-level language, high-level waste, highlife, highlight, highlighter
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Example sentences from the Web for high-level Reached for comment, one high-level industry executive refused to say a word.
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It has been rumored that Ebola is in inventory at high-level labs in many countries, some of which are not our friends.
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The “Stelae Chamber” boasts two stone markers, thought to be where high-level community leaders performed rituals to the gods.
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Conducting research for an earlier book, I was invited to spend five days at a high-level U.S. government institution.
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Since taking over the helm of the Holy See in March 2013, the pope has had a steady string of high-level Vatican-bound visitors.
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We must modernize our unemployment insurance and establish a high-level commission on automation.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 | Various
There is a saddle on the inside of the crater that would form an ideal location for a high-level observatory.
So we went to the high-level platform, and saw the engine-driver, and asked him if he was going to Kingston.
Three Men in a Boat | Jerome K. Jerome
The last-named company have built an elegant and convenient ‘high-level ’ station, in front of the main centre transept.
Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood | Anonymous
High-level gravels occur from 600 to 2000 ft. above the sea.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for high-level adjective (of conferences, talks, etc) involving very important people
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