Etymology

sublevation

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Today it means: The act of raising on high; elevation. Full definition →

Latin sublevare
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  1. Latin · derived fromsublevare“to lift up”
  2. English todaysublevation

From Latin sublevare (“to lift up”), from sub (“under”) + levare (“to lift, raise”). Compare Latin sublevatio (“an allevation”).

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