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level
English
Etymology
From Middle English level, from Old French livel, liveau m, later nivel, niveau, from Latin libella f (“a balance, a level”), diminutive of libra f (“a balance, a level”); see libra, librate.
The verb is from Middle English levelen, from the noun.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?l?v.?l/
- Rhymes: -?v?l
- Hyphenation: lev?el
Adjective
level (comparative leveler or leveller, superlative levelest or levellest)
- The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
- Unvaried in frequency.
- Unvaried in volume.
- Calm.
- In the same position or rank.
- Straightforward; direct; clear.
- 1873, Matthew Arnold, Literature and Dogma
- a very plain and level account
- 1873, Matthew Arnold, Literature and Dogma
- Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.
- (phonetics) Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection; monotonic.
- 1891, Henry Sweet, A History of English Sounds from the Earliest Period
- Intonation or tone is either level, rising, or falling, marked respectively
- 1891, Henry Sweet, A History of English Sounds from the Earliest Period
- (physics) Perpendicular to a gravitational force.
Antonyms
- tilted
- unbalanced
- uneven
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Noun
level (countable and uncountable, plural levels)
- A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
- A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
- Degree or amount.
- Achievement or qualification.
- (computer science) Distance from the root node of a tree structure.
- (video games) One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.
- Synonyms: stage, zone, world
- (role-playing games, video games) A numeric value that quantifies a character, ability, or item's experience and power.
- A floor of a multi-storey building.
- (Britain) An area of almost perfectly flat land.
- 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:
- The troops grow mutinous—the revenue fails—
There’s something rotten in us—for the level
Of the State slopes, its very bases topple,
The boldest turn their backs upon themselves!
- The troops grow mutinous—the revenue fails—
- 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:
- (Singapore, education) A school grade or year.
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Descendants
- ? German: Level
- ? Irish: leibhéal
- ? Japanese: ??? (reberu)
Translations
See also
- Wikipedia article on newsgroup posting style
Verb
level (third-person singular simple present levels, present participle (US) leveling or levelling, simple past and past participle (US) leveled or levelled)
- To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
- To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
- He levels mountains and he raises plains.
- (role-playing games, video games) To progress to the next level.
- To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
- 1592, John Stow, The Annales of England
- Bertram de Gordon, standing on the castle wall, levelled a quarrel out of a crossbow.
- 1592, John Stow, The Annales of England
- To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone).
- 1809, William Ross (Jr.), Abridgement of the laws of Scotland relating to hunting [etc], page 60:
- If the right of killing salmon belong exclusively to the King, and consequently to his donatories, why has not the Legislature secured the right by levelling penalties against such as should encroach upon it [...] ?
- 1978, Parliamentary Debates of the New Zealand House of Representatives, page 4955:
- How can the Minister reconcile the first statement with the clause, when he is in fact levelling punishment at the woman and not at the errant father [...] ?
- 1995, The Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) of the [Great British] House of Lords:
- There is no purpose in levelling fines because they would be merely paid from the £1.8 billion which the BBC collects.
- 2007, Mary Jacoby, EU investigators endorse charges against Intel, Wall Street Journal Europe, 17 January, page 32, column 5:
- Ultimately, Ms. Kroes [European Union Antitrust Commissioner] could level a fine and order Intel to change its business practices.
- 1809, William Ross (Jr.), Abridgement of the laws of Scotland relating to hunting [etc], page 60:
- (sports) To make the score of a game equal.
- (figuratively) To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.
- To adjust or adapt to a certain level.
- For all his mind on honour fixed is, / To which he levels all his purposes.
- (usually with "with") To speak honestly and openly with.
Derived terms
Translations
References
- level on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- level in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- level in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Indonesian
Etymology
From English level, from Middle English level, from Old French livel, liveau m, later nivel, niveau, from Latin libella f (“a balance, a level”), diminutive of libra f (“a balance, a level”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l?v?l]
- Hyphenation: lè?vêl
Noun
level (first-person possessive levelku, second-person possessive levelmu, third-person possessive levelnya)
- (colloquial) level.
- Synonyms: tingkatan, tataran, lapisan
Further reading
- “level” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
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classification
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French classification
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?klæs?f??ke???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
classification (countable and uncountable, plural classifications)
- The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
- 1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 69 (Totem Books, Icon Books; ?ISBN
- I’m using mathesis — a universal science of measurement and order …
And there is also taxinomia a principle of 'classification' and ordered tabulation.
Knowledge replaced universal resemblance with finite differences. History was arrested and turned into tables …
Western reason had entered the age of judgement.
- I’m using mathesis — a universal science of measurement and order …
- 1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 69 (Totem Books, Icon Books; ?ISBN
Derived terms
- classification scheme
- classification yard
Related terms
- class
- classic
- classify
- category
- categorize
- segment
Translations
Further reading
- classification in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- classification in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- classification at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
classe +? -ification
Pronunciation
Noun
classification f (plural classifications)
- classification
Further reading
- “classification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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