elevated (n.)

  1. a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level

    [ Syn: elevated railway , elevated railroad , el , overhead railway ]

    elevated (adj.)

  1. raised above the ground; an elevated platform'

  2. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; an exalted ideal; argue in terms of high-flown ideals- Oliver Franks; a noble and lofty concept; a grand purpose

    [ Syn: exalted , sublime , grand , high-flown , high-minded , lofty , rarefied , rarified , idealistic , noble-minded ]

  3. increased in amount or degree; raised temperature

    [ Syn: raised ]

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