ˈvenəreɪtə

  • 21ven. — ven. abbreviation of VENERABLE (Cf. venerable) …

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  • 22ven — sb., nen, ner, nerne, i sms. venne , fx venneløs, vennepar, venneråd …

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  • 23Ven — abbrev. Venerable …

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  • 24Ven|da — «VEHN duh», noun, plural das. 1. a member of an agricultural group of tribes living in northern South Africa. 2. the Bantu language of the tribes …

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  • 25Ven|de|an — «vehn DEE uhn», noun. an inhabitant of La Vendée, in western France, who took part in the insurrection of 1793 against the French Republic …

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  • 26ven|er|er — «VEHN uhr uhr», noun. Archaic. a huntsman. ╂[< vener(y)2 + er2] …

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  • 27Ven|e|ti — «VEHN uh ty», noun (plural). an ancient people of northeastern Italy who spoke Venetic. ╂[< Latin Veneti] …

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  • 28ven|ti|la|to|ry — «VEHN tuh luh TAWR ee, TOHR », adjective. 1. of or having to do with ventilation; provided with ventilation. 2. of or having to do with oxygenation of the blood in the lungs: »Cigarette smoking is associated with a reduction in ventilatory… …

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  • 29ven|tu|ri — «vehn TUR ee», noun, or venturi tube, a short, narrow section of a tube in a carburetor or similar device, which lowers the pressure and increases the speed of the air or liquid flowing through it. ╂[< Giovanni B. Venturi, 1746 1822, an… …

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  • 30ven|ue — «VEHN yoo», noun. 1. Law. a) the place or neighborhood of a crime or cause of action. b) the place where the jury is summoned and the case tried: »The prisoner s lawyer asked for a change of venue because the county was so prejudiced against the… …

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