Standard Lemma guide

Levis

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: L EH1 V IH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: L IY1 V AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

descendants of the Israelite tribe of Levi; Levites

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • As the Cohens are descendants of the Tribe of Priests, so the Levis are the tribal descendants of the Levites. https://web.archive.org/web/20070322140540/http://www.juedischesmuseum.de/judengasse/ehtml/T005.htm

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of Levi's.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a popular brand of jeans

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Levi's

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: jean, blue jean, denim

History

Etymology

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