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steaven

/ˈstɛvən/

steaven is the alternative form of steven.

Meaning of steven

Noun (1)

steven (plural stevens)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, otherwise archaic) Voice, especially when loud or strong.
    • […] whereby the little birds weening that the spring time had bin come, did chirp and sing in their steven melodiously […]1566, William Addlington, translator, The Golden Asse, Apuleius
  2. (obsolete) A request, petition, prayer, or command.
    • To thee, lady, y make my moon; I praie thee heere my steuen.a. 1500, "Hymns to Virgin, etc. (E. E. T. S.), p. 6"

Noun (2)

steven (plural stevens)

  1. (obsolete) A time, occasion.
    • And that same nyght that the steavyn was sette betwyxte Segwarydes wyff and Sir Trystrames, so Kynge Marke armed and made hym redy ….1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VIII

See all 4 meanings of steven

Forms of steaven

pluralsteavens

Origin of steaven

See steven.

Words that rhyme with steaven

4 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about steaven

What is steaven the alternative form of?
Steaven is the alternative form of steven.
How do you pronounce steaven?
Steaven is pronounced /ˈstɛvən/.

Words near steaven in the dictionary

  1. steatorrhoea
  2. steatorrhœa
  3. steatoses
  4. steatosis
  5. steatotic
  6. steaven
  7. steavens
  8. Steavenson
  9. Stebbing
  10. Stebbings
  11. Stebbins

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