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elevated

 adjective
     
el‧e‧vat‧ed
1 elevated thoughts, words etc seem to be intelligent or of high moral standard:
elevated philosophical language
2 [only before noun] an elevated position or rank is very important and respected
3 raised off the ground or higher up than other things:
The train runs on an elevated track.
4 formal elevated levels, temperatures etc are higher than normal:
elevated blood sugar levels
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