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Relative position or rank on a scale: the local level of government; studying at the graduate level.
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A relative degree, as of achievement, intensity, or concentration: an unsafe level of toxicity; a high level of frustration.
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A natural or proper position, place, or stage: I finally found my own level in the business world.
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Position along a vertical axis; height or depth: a platform at knee level.
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A horizontal line or plane at right angles to the plumb.
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.