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Meaning of Delve | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
dɛlv

Definitions

  1. A pit or den.
  2. A surname from Old English.

Equivalents

Examples

“the wise Merlin whylome wont (they say) / To make his wonne, low vnderneath the ground, / In a deepe delue, farre from the vew of day [...].”
“I put the clods on top the delve and gave it all a good thumping down with my feet.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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