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  • 91sentinella — s. f. guardia, guardiano, tutore, vedetta, scolta (lett.), segnalatore, vigile, piantone □ palo (gerg.) …

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  • 92stella — s. f. 1. astro 2. (al pl., poet.) cielo, paradiso 3. (al pl., fig.) occhi lucenti, occhi brillanti 4. destino, sorte, fato 5. (poet.) donna be …

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  • 93vedette — /veˈdɛt, fr. v(J)&d0t/ [vc. fr., dall it. vedetta] s. f. inv. divo, diva, stella, star (ingl.) …

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  • 94vedeta — vedèta ž <G mn vedétā> DEFINICIJA 1. rij. slavan umjetnik ili umjetnica, ob. estradni; zvijezda 2. zast. izvidnik, stražar 3. pom. zast. izvidnički brod ETIMOLOGIJA tal. vedetta ← fr. vedette …

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  • 95vedette — ve•dette or vidette [[t]vɪˈdɛt[/t]] n. mil a mounted sentry in advance of the outposts of an army • Etymology: 1680–90; < F < It vedetta outlook where a sentinel is posted, alter. of earlier veletta …

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  • 96vedette — /vəˈdɛt/ (say vuh det) noun 1. Also, vedette boat. a small naval launch used for scouting. 2. a mounted sentry in advance of the outposts of an army. Also, vidette. {French, from Italian vedetta, from vedere see, from Latin vidēre} …

  • 97vedette — [və det′] n. [Fr < It vedetta, altered (infl. by vedere, to see) < veletta, sentry box < Sp vela, vigil < velar, to watch < L vigilare: see VIGIL] Obs. a mounted sentinel posted in advance of the outposts of an army …

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  • 98vedette — n. a mounted sentry positioned beyond an army s outposts to observe the movements of the enemy. Etymology: F, = scout, f. It. vedetta, veletta f. Sp. vela(r) watch f. L vigilare …

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  • 99ve|dette — «vih DEHT», noun. 1. a mounted sentry stationed in advance of the outposts of an army. 2. = vedette boat. (Cf. ↑vedette boat) Also, vidette. ╂[< French vedette < Italian vedetta sentry post, outlook (alteration of veletta < Spanish vela… …

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