eleve

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noun

A pupil or student.

OriginFrench élève →
First used 18th–19th c.Scrabble 8
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Meanings

nouneleve (plural eleves)

plural eleves

  1. obsoleteA pupil or student.First known use 18th–19th c.

    “I had the honour of being a favourite eleve of his—and in some instances, have improved on his ideas.”

    1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 176

Origin

  1. Frenchélève
  2. Englisheleve

From French élève.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

levee
Cite this entry
APA

eleve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eleve

MLA

“eleve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eleve. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eleve,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eleve.

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