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ring-a-levio definition

☆ ring·-a-levio (riŋ′ə lē′vē ō′)

noun

a children's game in which members of one group try to find and capture hiding members of another group: a captured player is kept in a circle drawn on the ground and is set free when tagged by a teammate

Etymology: < ring + relieve

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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