niveau

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noun

level, grade, standard

OriginFrench niveau →
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Meanings

nounniveau (plural niveaus)

plural niveaus

  1. literarypoeticrarelevel, grade, standard

Origin

  1. Frenchniveau
  2. Englishniveau

From French niveau; see there for more. Doublet of level and libella.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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