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levin

/ˈlɛvɪn/

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What does levin mean?

proper noun

  1. A surname from Hebrew.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A town in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand. Named after William Levin.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. (archaic) Lightning; a bolt of lightning; also, a bright flame or light.

verb

  1. (archaic) To strike, as lightning.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈlɛvɪn/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ləˈvɪn/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Father Zeus, whose hand Doth wield the lightning brand, Slay him beneath thy levin bold, we pray, Slay him, O slay!
SophoclesPlays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; AntigoneTranslated by Francis StorrProject Gutenberg ebook #31
The Sire himself in midnight of the clouds Wields with red hand the levin; through all her bulk Earth at the hurly quakes; the beasts are fled, And mortal hearts of every kindred sunk In cowering terror; he with flaming brand Athos, or Rhodope, or Ceraunian crags Precipitates: then doubly raves the South With shower on blinding shower, and woods and coasts Wail fitfully beneath the mighty blast.
VirgilThe GeorgicsTranslated by James RhoadesProject Gutenberg ebook #232