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le·vant (lə vant′)

intransitive verb

Brit. to disappear unexpectedly, so as to avoid paying one's debts

Etymology: prob. < Sp levantar, to start suddenly (as game), lit., to rise, ult. < L levare, to raise: see lever

levant2 definition

le·vant (lə vant′, -vänt′)

noun

Levant morocco
Levant definition

Le·vant (lə vant′, -vänt′)

region on the E Mediterranean, including all countries bordering the sea between Greece & Egypt: usually used with the

Etymology: Fr levant < It levante (< L levans, rising, raising, prp. of levare, to raise: see lever): applied to the East, from the “rising” of the sun

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