How to spell and pronounce levirate

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levirate - noun; Level 6; origin: Latin; pronunciation: ˈlevərə̇t, ˈlēv-, -ˌrāt. a custom in which a widow marries her deceased husband’s brother or, sometimes, another male heir.

levirate is in Level 6, Set 48 of the Spelling Bee Hive practice sets.

Where levirate appears: 1 competition on record.

Scripps National Spelling Bee: asked 2 times in 2005, 2016 - Round 9 (2005, 2016).

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