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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lev (lef ),USA pronunciation n., pl. lev•a (lev′ə).USA pronunciation - Currencya coin and monetary unit of Bulgaria, equal to 100 stotinki. Abbr.: L., LV.
- Latin lēo; see leu
- Old High German lewo
- Bulgarian: literally, lion, Old Church Slavonic lĭvù, probably
- 1900–05
- var. of levo- before a vowel:levulose.
Lev., - BibleLeviticus.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-lev-, root. - -lev- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "lift;
be light.'' This meaning is found in such words as: alleviate, cantilever, elevate, elevator, levee, lever, leverage, levitate, levity, levy, relevant, relieve.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024le•vo (lē′vō),USA pronunciation adj. - Chemistrylevorotatory.
levo-, - Chemistrya combining form meaning "left,'' "levorotatory,'' used in the formation of compound words:levoglucose; levorotation.
Also, laevo-;
[esp. before a vowel,] lev-. - see -o- representing Latin laevus left, on the left
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Lev. abbreviation for - Leviticus
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