Meaning

noun a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

noun a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

noun a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyH-der. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰromder. Proto-Italic *līðrā? Latin lībra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin libella Old French nivel Old French livelbor. Middle English level English level From Middle English level, from Old French livel, liveau m, later nivel, niveau, from Latin libella f (“a balance, a…

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