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levant

(lə vant′)

intransitive verb

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

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

noun

Levant morocco

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

Origin: 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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intransitive verb le·vant·ed, le·vant·ing, le·vants
Chiefly British

To leave hurriedly or in secret to avoid unpaid debts.

Origin:

Origin: Possibly from Spanish levantar (el campo), to lift, break (camp)

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *levantāre

Origin: , from Latin levāns, levant-

Origin: , present participle of levāre, to raise; see lever

The countries bordering on the eastern Mediterranean Sea from Turkey to Egypt.

Related Forms:

Leˈvan·tineˌ (lĕvˈən-tīnˌ, -tēnˌ, lə-vănˈ-) adjective & n.

noun

A heavy, coarse-grained morocco leather often used in bookbinding. Also called Levant morocco.

Origin:

Origin: After Levant¹

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