Levi

[ lee-vahy, ley-vee; lee-vee ]

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noun

1. a son of Jacob and Leah.
2. one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from him.
original name of the Biblical Matthew.
a Levite.
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “a joining.”

Levi

[ le-vee ]

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noun

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Levi

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noun

Old Testament
1. the third son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Levi (Genesis 29:34)
2. the priestly tribe descended from this patriarch (Numbers 18:21–24)
New Testament another name for Matthew the apostle

Levi

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noun

LeviCarlo19021975MItalianMEDICINE: physicianARTS AND CRAFTS: painterWRITING: writer Carlo. 1902–75, Italian physician, painter, and writer. Best known for his novel Christ Stopped at Eboli (1947), his other works include The Watch (1952) and Words are Stones (1958)
LeviPrimo19191987MItalianWRITING: novelist Primo (ˈpriːməʊ). 1919–87, Italian novelist. His book If This is a Man (1947) relates his experiences in Auschwitz. Other books include The Periodic Table (1956) and The Drowned and the Saved (1988), published after his suicide

Levi

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noun

Judaism a descendant of the tribe of Levi who has certain privileges in the synagogue service

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As an heir to the Levi Strauss family fortune, Lurie comes from one of the city’s most prominent families, with roots dating to the Gold Rush.

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As Margaret Levi notes in an online discussion of Davies’ book, it advocates “improved communication,” which is surely important, but largely avoids questions of “politics and power.”

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She hasn't bought another pair of Levi's jeans since.

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Drenched in a cold and sudden sweat, I grabbed our family’s passports, a baby album, my vintage Levi’s — tossing them all into a large silver suitcase.

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Fashion firms including Hugo Boss and Levi Strauss & Co have also dabbled in using generative AI for product images.

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