"sublevation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sublevations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin sublevare (“to lift up”), from sub (“under”) + levare (“to lift, raise”). Compare Latin sublevatio (“an allevation”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sublevare|t=to lift up}} Latin sublevare (“to lift up”), {{cog|la|sublevatio|t=an allevation}} Latin sublevatio (“an allevation”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sublevation (countable and uncountable, plural sublevations)
  1. The act of raising on high; elevation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sublevation-en-noun-0ulT-KEW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
  2. An insurrection, an uprising. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sublevation-en-noun-seOupFDf

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