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leveret
[ lev-er-it ]
/ ˈlɛv ər ɪt /
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noun
a young hare.
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Origin of leveret
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Anglo-French, diminutive of levre, Old French lievre, from Latin leporem, accusative of lepus “hare”; see -et
Words nearby leveret
lever, lever action, leverage, leveraged buyout, lever escapement, leveret, Leverhulme, Leverkusen, Leverrier, Levertov, lever tumbler
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British Dictionary definitions for leveret
leveret
/ (ˈlɛvərɪt, -vrɪt) /
noun
a young hare, esp one less than one year old
Word Origin for leveret
C15: from Norman French levrete, diminutive of levre, from Latin lepus hare
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