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Word: Levator
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘a person who lifts’, from levare ‘raise, lift’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
lɪˈveɪtə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a muscle whose contraction causes the raising of a part of the body
Short Definition:muscle whose contraction causes raising of part of body
Examples:- the principal levators of the wing
- levator scapulae
Variant Forms:
- levator muscle
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