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📌Summary: leve in Brief The term 'leve' [lev] refers to two distinct meanings. It can be an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river, as in 'The levee broke and flooded the town.' Alternatively, it can be a formal order or commission to do something, as in 'The king issued a levee to his army commanders.' Other phrases include 'hold a levee,' meaning to receive visitors formally, and 'levee en masse,' a policy of military conscription and mobilization. (责任编辑:) |
