lev

[ lef ]

/ lɛf /

noun, plural lev·a [lev-uh] /ˈlɛv ə/.

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

Nearby words

leuricus, leutze, leutze, emanuel, leuven, leuwenhoek, lev, lev's syndrome, lev-, lev., levade, levallois-perret

Origin of lev

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

Definition for lev (2 of 4)

lev-

variant of levo- before a vowel: levulose.

Definition for lev (3 of 4)

Lev.

Leviticus.

Definition for lev (4 of 4)

Trotsky

or Trot·ski

[ trot-skee; Russian trawt-skyee ]

/ ˈtrɒt ski; Russian ˈtrɔt skyi /

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

In an email to the Associated Press, Lev Glendon said, “we have no intention of ever discussing our personal life in this forum.”
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A year later, he left the priesthood completely to help Lev Glendon care for their son, who has Down Syndrome.
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It was during that time, in 2005, Lev Glendon and Williams had their baby.
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Williams and Lev Glendon have refused to comment on their nuptials.
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Plus, more ‘How I Write’ interviews with Jennifer Finney Boylan, Antony Beevor and Lev Grossman.
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But he hadn't; he war soberer than a church clock; 'twarn't more'n 'lev'n, and he's never drunk 'fore evenin'.
The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862|Various
Not one single coleopteran is mentioned; for, although the Hebrew word chargol, which occurs in Lev.
Bible Animals;|J. G. Wood
The unclean person, sinning against the seventh commandment, was to be punished with death, Lev.
The Divine Right of Church Government|Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
This has been explained as referring to a portion of the ceremony described in Lev.
The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers|Robert A. Watson
The word which is here translated as "Sparrow" is tzippor, the same which is rendered as "bird" in Lev.
Bible Animals;|J. G. Wood

British Dictionary definitions for lev (1 of 3)

lev

/ (lɛf) /

noun plural leva (ˈlɛvə)

the standard monetary unit of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki

Word Origin for lev

from Bulgarian: lion

British Dictionary definitions for lev (2 of 3)

Lev.

/ Bible /

abbreviation for

Leviticus

British Dictionary definitions for lev (3 of 3)

Trotsky

Trotski

/ (ˈtrɒtskɪ) /

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

lev

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