Etymology

levee

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Today it means: An elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed by the river's overflow at times of high discharge. Full definition →

French levée
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levee · noun, verb1

  1. French · derived fromlevée
  2. English todaylevee

From French levée, from lever (“to raise, rise”).

levee · noun, verb2

  1. French · derived fromlevé
  2. English todaylevee

From French levé variant of the noun lever (“the act of getting up in the morning”).

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