- Leviticus
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lev
(lef ),USA pronunciation n., pl. lev•a
lev-,
Lev.,
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026-
(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
lev-,
- var. of levo- before a vowel:levulose.
Lev.,
- BibleLeviticus.
-lev-, root.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- -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.
le•vo
(lē′vō),USA pronunciation adj.
levo-,
[esp. before a vowel,] lev-.
- Chemistrylevorotatory.
- by shortening
levo-,
- Chemistrya combining form meaning "left,'' "levorotatory,'' used in the formation of compound words:levoglucose; levorotation.
[esp. before a vowel,] lev-.
- see -o- representing Latin laevus left, on the left
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Lev. abbreviation for
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'lev' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bulgaria
- Landau
- Lev.
- perovskite
- Abihu
- Abney level
- Azazel
- base level
- blood level
- capital levy
- congregation
- dumpy level
- earlock
- elevate
- energy level
- foot level
- gear lever
- gier-eagle
- ground level
- hand level
- jubilee
- Kuleshov
- L, l
- levade
- Levantine
- level
- level crossing
- level curve
- levelheaded
- leveling instrument
- leveling rod
- level line
- level of significance
- level playing field
- lever
- lever action
- leveraged buyout
- lever escapement
- lever tumbler
- levigate
- levirate
- levitate
- levitation
- Leviticus
- levo
- levorphanol
- levulinic acid
- levulose
- LV.
- maglev
