deve
n.— «The word deve is a neologistic infusion and shortened form of “Development Levy.”» —“Killing the Renaissance in Delta State” by Bobson Gbinije Daily Champion (Lagos, Nigeria) May 20, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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