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2006-11-09 06:21:25 · 3 answers · asked by SIRR O 1 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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There is no such thing -- this is taken from the word "upheaval"

"up·heav·al (ŭp-hē'vəl) n.

The process of being heaved upward.
An instance of being so heaved.
A sudden, violent disruption or upset: “the psychic upheaval caused by war” (Wallace Fowlie).
Geology. A raising of a part of the earth's crust."

So, the word "heaval" does not exist by itself, but can be used that way in a punning sense, such as in Piers Anthony's book: Up in a Heaval. After all, if you can say "upriver" and have a river, why can't you say "upheaval" and have a "heaval"?

But then, Piers Anthony is famous for misuse of the English language, with wonderful results!!

And then there is Swami Beyondananda on the New Millennium:
"Now downheaval, that is a different story. I tell you, compared to downheaval, upheaval is definitely the lesser of two heavals.", which is a WHOLE other pun!!

2006-11-09 06:26:15 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0 0

Heaval, Scotland
383 meters, 1257 feet

Latitude/Longitude -56° 58' N; 7° 28' W
Country -United Kingdom
State/Province- Scotland
County/Second Level Region -Western Isles

2006-11-09 14:31:24 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ уσυ вєℓσηg ωιтн мє ♥ 7 · 0 0

heaval is not a real word. It though the "word" is used in title of a Piers Anthony book

Up In A Heaval is the twenty-sixth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.

2006-11-09 14:26:19 · answer #3 · answered by aceterp 2 · 0 0

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