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elevation

el·e·va·tion

elevation

 
 
pronunciation:
e l veI shn
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the height to which something rises or is raised, or its height above sea level or ground level.
 
synonyms:
altitude, height
similar words:
lift
definition 2: a raised or lofty place, position, condition, attitude, or the like.
synonyms:
altitude, eminence, height, loftiness
similar words:
lift, plateau, rise, steep
definition 3: the act of raising, or the condition of being raised.
synonyms:
heightening, lift, raise
antonyms:
degradation, demotion
similar words:
advancement, furtherance, improvement, preferment, promotion, rise
definition 4: in architecture, a scale drawing of one side of a structure.
similar words:
perspective
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