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proper noun
- the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea variously:
- a. Syria, Israel, Jordan, Gaza
- b. Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Gaza, Egypt.
- c. Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Gaza, Egypt.
Etymology: French levant (sun's point of rising) < lever < Latin levare to rise.
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noun
- disappearing, Disappearing or absconding after losing a bet.
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verb
- To abscond or run away, especially to avoid paying money or debts.
- 1885: In a mighty little time their husbands played them false and, taking whatever they could lay hands upon, levanted and left them in the lurch. " Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 16
- 1922: He died of a Tuesday. Got the run. Levanted with the cash of a few ads. " James Joyce, Ulysses
adjective
- (heraldry) rising, Rising, of an animal.
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