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leveling en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The process of making something level.
    • In the meantime, the Castilian of northern and central Spain, while retaining most of the traits of the pre-Columbian period, underwent changes and levelings, some of which were shared by the South and hence by America. 1981, D. Lincoln Canfield, Spanish Pronunciation in the Americas:
  2. (countable, uncountable) The process of measuring levels to establish heights and altitudes.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of paradigm leveling, the replacement of irregular forms by regular forms.

Forms

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levelings Number=Plur lexicographic
levelling alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

leveling seat · antileveling · wear leveling · paradigm leveling · leveling effect · automatic leveling system · leveling staff

leveling en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (US, form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of level
    form of level

Forms

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