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Levi
1[ lee-vahy, ley-vee; lee-vee ]
noun
- a son of Jacob and Leah.
- one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from him.
- original name of the Biblical Matthew.
- a Levite.
- a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “a joining.â€
Levi
2[ le-vee ]
noun
- °ä²¹°ù·±ô´Ç [kahr, -law], 1902–75, Italian painter and writer.
Levi
1/ ˈ±ô¾±Ë±¹²¹Éª /
noun
- Old Testament
- the third son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Levi (Genesis 29:34)
- the priestly tribe descended from this patriarch (Numbers 18:21–24)
- New Testament another name for Matthew the apostle
Levi
2/ ˈ±ôɛ˱¹¾± /
noun
- LeviCarlo19021975MItalianMEDICINE: physicianARTS AND CRAFTS: painterWRITING: writer Carlo. 1902–75, Italian physician, painter, and writer. Best known for his novel Christ Stopped at Eboli (1947), his other works include The Watch (1952) and 51³Ô¹Ïs are Stones (1958)
- LeviPrimo19191987MItalianWRITING: novelist Primo (ˈpriËməʊ). 1919–87, Italian novelist. His book If This is a Man (1947) relates his experiences in Auschwitz. Other books include The Periodic Table (1956) and The Drowned and the Saved (1988), published after his suicide
Levi
3/ ˈ±ô¾±Ë±¹²¹Éªt; ˈlevi; ˈ±ô¾±Ë±¹²¹Éª /
noun
- Judaism a descendant of the tribe of Levi who has certain privileges in the synagogue service
Example Sentences
Brian Held, coach of the Loyola varsity tennis team, called Levi, a three-year captain, “probably the most decorated player to ever play for the school.â€
I want to do a real country one, so I got the boots from Mexico, got the Levi bootcuts, fringe on the top and the back.
As an heir to the Levi Strauss family fortune, Lurie comes from one of the city’s most prominent families, with roots dating to the Gold Rush.
As Margaret Levi notes in an online discussion of Davies’ book, it advocates “improved communication,†which is surely important, but largely avoids questions of “politics and power.â€
She hasn't bought another pair of Levi's jeans since.
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