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levee
noun(le-vee)
a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
levee
noun(le-vee)
an afternoon assembly at which the British sovereign or his or her representative receives only men
levee
noun(le-vee)
a reception usually in honor of a particular person
levee
noun(le-vee)
an embankment for preventing flooding
levee
noun(le-vee)
a river landing place : pier
levee
noun(le-vee)
a continuous dike or ridge (as of earth) for confining the irrigation areas of land to be flooded
levee
verb(le-vee)
to provide with a levee

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