| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Levite |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Le·vite |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  l  v t |
| NOUN: | Bible A member of the tribe of Levi but not descended from Aaron and, if male, chosen to assist the Temple priests. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Late Latin Lvts, Lvta, from Greek Leuts, from Leui, Levi, from Hebrew Lwî.
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