levin

[lev-in]

noun

Archaic.

1. lightning.

levin

/ ˈlɛvɪn /

noun

1. an archaic word for lightning

Word History and Origins

Origin of levin¹

1200–50; Middle English levene, obscurely akin to Gothic lauhmuni (akin to Latin lūmen light)

Word History and Origins

Origin of levin¹

C13: probably from Scandinavian; compare Danish lygnild

Example Sentences

On Monday, the 50-year-old actor told TMZ hosts Harvey Levin and Charles Latibeaudiere that she had ordered a drink at the hotel bar — she did not name the hotel — and left it to smoke a cigarette outdoors.

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Levin objected, and their tiff is growing increasingly heated as they bicker online.

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Sometimes, in the prosecution of a just war, Mr. Levin says, innocents are inadvertently killed.

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Josh Levin, Sophie Summergrad, and Luke Winkie all contributed reporting to this piece.

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But to be awarded a billion dollars in a defamation lawsuit in Florida, a plaintiff like the president would have to prove he actually suffered that much in losses, said Professor Lyrissa Lidskey of the University of Florida Levin College of Law.

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