English Explanatory Dictionary

relevation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A raising or lifting up
  2. A raising back up

Word forms

relevation

Etymology

From Middle English relevacion, relevacioun, relevation, from Middle French relevation and its etymon Latin relevātiō, from relevāre. See relieve. By surface analysis, relevate + -ion.

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