Etymology

levitation

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Today it means: The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind. Full definition →

Latin levitas
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  1. Latin · derived fromlevitas“lightness”
  2. English todaylevitation

From levitate + -ion, from Latin levitas (“lightness”), patterned in English on gravitate.

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