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levee

Main Entry:: ¹le·vee
Pronunciation:: \ˈle-vē; lə-ˈvē, -ˈvā\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French lever, from Middle French, act of arising, from (se) lever to rise
Date:: 1672

1 : a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed 2 : an afternoon assembly at which the British sovereign or his or her representative receives only men 3 : a reception usually in honor of a particular person

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