levee (noun)

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• levee — I. /ˈlɛvi / (say levee) noun 1. a raised riverside built up naturally by the river by deposition of silt during flooding. 2. an artificial embankment built for preventing the overflowing of a river. 3. Agriculture one of the small continuous… …  

• levee — Ⅰ. levee [1] ► NOUN ▪ a formal reception of visitors or guests. ORIGIN French, from lever to rise (such receptions were formerly held by a monarch after rising from bed). Ⅱ. levee [2] ► NOUN 1) an embankment built …   English terms dictionary

• levee — noun /ˈlɛvi,ˈlɛv.eɪ,ˈlɛvi/ a) An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi. The sturdy hind now attends the levee of his fellow labourer the ox [...] b) The steep bank of a river, or border of an i …   Wiktionary

• levée en masse — noun see levy en masse …   Useful english dictionary

• levee — {{11}}levee (n.1) 1719, natural or artificial embankment to prevent overflow of a river, from New Orleans Fr. levée raising, lifting; embankment, from French, originally fem. pp. of lever to raise, from L. levare to raise (see LEVER (Cf. lever)) …   Etymology dictionary

• levee — I. noun Etymology: French lever, from Middle French, act of arising, from (se) lever to rise Date: 1672 1. a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed 2. an afternoon assembly at which the British sovereign or his or her… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• levee — UK [ˈlevɪ] / US / UK [ˈleveɪ] noun [countable] Word forms levee : singular levee plural levees a wall of soil built along the side of a river …   English dictionary

• levee — levee1 [ lɛvi, lɛveɪ] noun N. Amer. a formal reception of visitors or guests. ↘historical an afternoon assembly for men held by the British monarch or their representative. Origin C17 (denoting a reception of visitors on rising from bed): from Fr …   English new terms dictionary

• levee — 1 noun (C) a special wall built to stop a river flooding 2 noun (C) old use a meeting in which a king receives visits from important people …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• levee — lev|ee [ levi ] noun count AMERICAN a wall of soil built along the side of a river …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• List of Merriam–Webster's Words of the Year — Merriam Webster s Words of the Year, a list published annually by the American dictionary publishing company Merriam Webster, features the ten words of the year from the English language. This list started in 2003, and is published at the end of… …   Wikipedia