lev

¹ American

[lef] / lɛf /

noun

plural

leva

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

lev- ² American

variant of levo- before a vowel.

levulose.

Lev. ³ American

abbreviation

Bible.

Leviticus.

Lev. ¹ British

abbreviation

Leviticus

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lev ² British

/ lɛf /

noun

the standard monetary unit of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki

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Etymology

Origin of lev

First recorded in 1900–05; from Bulgarian: literally, “lion,” Old Church Slavonic lĭvŭ, probably from Old High German lewo, from Latin lēo; see leu

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