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LEVEE

a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed

The meaning of the word levee is a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed.

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invertto reverse in position, order, or relationship
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supersedeto cause to be set aside
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runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
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parleyto speak with another : confer
energizeto make energetic, vigorous, or active
affluenceabundance of property : wealth