1. 1. The act or an instance of elevating.
   2. The condition of being elevated.
2. An elevated place or position.
3. The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference such as the ground.
4. Loftiness of thought or feeling.
5. A scale drawing of the side, front, or rear of a structure.
6. The height of a thing above a reference level; altitude.
7. 1. The ability to achieve height in a jump, as in ballet.
   2. The degree of height reached when such a jump is executed.

SYNONYMS   elevation, altitude, height. These nouns denote the distance of something above a point of reference such as the horizon: a city at an elevation of 3,000 feet above sea level; flying at an altitude of 1 mile; grew to a height of 6 feet.

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