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relevé

Syllabification: (re·le·vé)
Pronunciation: /ˌreləˈvā/

Definition of relevé

noun

  • 1 Ballet a movement in which the dancer rises on the tips of the toes.
  • 2 Ecology each of a number of small plots of vegetation, analyzed as a sample of a wider area.

Origin:

French, literally 'raised up'

relevé in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of relevé in the British & World English dictionary