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eleve

eleve noun: a pupil or student.

Noun

eleve (plural eleves)

  1. (obsolete) A pupil or student.
    • “I had the honour of being a favourite eleve of his—and in some instances, have improved on his ideas.”1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 176

Forms of eleve

pluraleleves

Origin of eleve

From French élève.

Questions about eleve

What does eleve mean?
Eleve means a pupil or student.
What part of speech is eleve?
Eleve is a noun.
What is the plural of eleve?
The plural of eleve is eleves.

Words near eleve in the dictionary

  1. elevatorman
  2. elevatormen
  3. elevators
  4. elevatorsful
  5. elevatory
  6. eleve
  7. eleven
  8. eleven hundred
  9. eleven o'clock
  10. eleven plus
  11. eleven pluses

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