levirate

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Synonyms: levigate, levitate, evirate, sevirate, leverage, deviate, evibrate, evitate, revibrate, delirate, emirate

Antonyms: levigate, levitate, evirate, sevirate, leverage, deviate, evibrate, evitate, revibrate, delirate, emirate

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Adjective

1. Having to do with one's [[husband]]'s [[brother]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} A marriage between a widow and her deceased husband's brother or, sometimes, heir.
2. {{lb|en|anthropology}} The institution of [[levirate marriage]].

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