Sublevation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sublevation \Sub`le*va"tion\, n. [L. sublevare to lift up; sub
     under + levare to lift, raise: cf. L. sublevatio an
     allevation.]
     1. The act of raising on high; elevation. --Sir T. More.
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     2. An uprising; an insurrection. [R.] --Sir W. Temple.
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