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verb(le-vant)to run away from a debt
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geographical name(le-vant)the countries bordering on the eastern Mediterranean Sea —often thought of as extending from Greece to Egypt
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noun(le-vant)storax
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noun(le-vant)a fragrant balsam obtained from the bark of an Asian tree (Liquidambar orientalis) of the witch-hazel family that is used as an expectorant and sometimes in perfumery —called also Levant storax
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noun(le-vant)a balsam from the sweet gum that is similar to storax
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noun(le-vant)any of a genus (Styrax of the family Styracaceae, the storax family) of trees or shrubs with usually hairy leaves and white flowers in drooping racemes
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geographical name(le-vant)ancient region of southwestern Asia bordering on the Mediterranean Sea and covering modern Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan
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geographical name(le-vant)former French mandate (1920—44) comprising the Levant States (Syria, Lebanon, Latakia, and Jebel ed Druz); administrative capital Beirut, legislative capital Damascus
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geographical name(le-vant)country in southwestern Asia bordering on the Mediterranean Sea; capital Damascus area 71,498 square miles (185,180 square kilometers), population 19,454,000