DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
levirate
/'lɛvərɪt/ · lɛvərɪt
Levirate has 3 syllables: lev · i · rate.
lev
01
i
02
rate
03
noun. The biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line.
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