lev

[lef]

noun, plural lev·a [lev-uh] /ˈlɛv ə/.

a coin and monetary unit of Bulgaria, equal to 100 stotinki. Abbreviation: L., LV.

Origin of lev

1900–05; < Bulgarian: literally, lion, OCS lĭvŭ, probably < Old High German lewo < Latin lēo; see leu

lev-

variant of levo- before a vowel: levulose.

Lev.

Leviticus.

Trotsky

or Trot·ski

[trot-skee; Russian trawt-skyee]

noun

LeonLev, or Leib, Davidovich Bronstein, 1879–1940, Russian revolutionary and writer: minister of war 1918–25.

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Examples from the Web for lev

Contemporary Examples of lev

In an email to the Associated Press, Lev Glendon said, “we have no intention of ever discussing our personal life in this forum.”
A Vatican Soap Opera
Barbie Latza Nadeau
December 8, 2013
A year later, he left the priesthood completely to help Lev Glendon care for their son, who has Down Syndrome.
A Vatican Soap Opera
Barbie Latza Nadeau
December 8, 2013
It was during that time, in 2005, Lev Glendon and Williams had their baby.
A Vatican Soap Opera
Barbie Latza Nadeau
December 8, 2013
Williams and Lev Glendon have refused to comment on their nuptials.
A Vatican Soap Opera
Barbie Latza Nadeau
December 8, 2013
Plus, more ‘How I Write’ interviews with Jennifer Finney Boylan, Antony Beevor and Lev Grossman.
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Noah Charney
July 11, 2012

Historical Examples of lev

In the first place, we find that the Chasidah is enumerated in Lev.
Bible Animals;
J. G. Wood
That the Jerboa may be one of the Akbarim is rendered likely by the prohibition in Lev.
Bible Animals;
J. G. Wood
Again, in the next passage where the yoke is mentioned, namely, Lev.
Bible Animals;
J. G. Wood
Doubt, however, is thrown on this by the command, repeated in Lev.
The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers
Robert A. Watson
What if the law of the land forbid more or fewer degrees than Lev.
A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)
Richard Baxter

British Dictionary definitions for lev

lev

noun plural leva (ˈlɛvə)

the standard monetary unit of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki

Word Origin for lev

from Bulgarian: lion

Lev.

abbreviation for

Leviticus

Trotsky

Trotski

noun

Leon, original name Lev Davidovich Bronstein . 1879–1940, Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist. He was a leader of the November Revolution (1917) and, as commissar of foreign affairs and war (1917–24), largely created the Red Army. He was ousted by Stalin after Lenin's death and deported from Russia (1929); assassinated by a Stalinist agent

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Word Origin and History for lev

monetary unit of Bulgaria, introduced 1881, literally "lion" (see leu).