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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈvɛl.lo/
- Rhymes: -ɛllo
- Hyphenation: li‧vèl‧lo
Etymology 1
Deverbal from livellare (“to level, to make level”) + -o.
Noun
livello m (plural livelli)
- level
- Synonyms: altezza, piano
- sotto il livello del mare ― below sea level
- sopra il livello del mare ― above sea level
- livello di guardia ― danger level; danger point
- level, tier
- Synonym: piano
- (figurative) level, standard
- Synonyms: standard, tenore
- plane
- (Education) grade
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin lĭbellus (literally “little book”), then "written act, document".
Noun
livello m (plural livelli)
- (agriculture law, historical) emphyteusis
Etymology 3
Verb
livello
- first-person singular present indicative of livellare
Further reading
- livello1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- livello2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana