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Levant

le·vant

UK/ˈlɛvənt/ US/ləˈvɑnt/ uncommon
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon and Syria and Israel

verb

1.

run off without paying a debt

Origin

Transferral use of Levant, from French levant. Compare French faire voile en Levant (“to sail eastward”), literally: set the sail with the Levant, an easterly wind that blows in the Mediterranean Sea. Ultimately from Latin levō + -ant.

Phrases

  • couchant and levant
  • levant and couchant

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