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  • 31Pennsylvanian — /pen seuhl vayn yeuhn, vay nee euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the state of Pennsylvania. 2. Geol. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, occurring from about 310 to 280 million years ago and characterized by warm climates,… …

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  • 32Scrovegni Chapel — /skroh vayn yee/; It. /skrddaw ve nyee/. See Arena Chapel. * * * …

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  • 33Spotsylvania — /spot sil vay nee euh, vayn yeuh/, n. a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8 21, 1864. * * * …

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  • 34Sylvania — /sil vay nee euh, vayn yeuh/, n. a town in NW Ohio. 15,527. * * * …

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  • 35Transylvania — Transylvanian, adj., n. /tran sil vayn yeuh, vay nee euh/, n. a region and former province in central Rumania: formerly part of Hungary. 24,027 sq. mi. (62,230 sq. km). * * * Historic region, northwestern and central Romania. It comprises a… …

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  • 36vain — vainly, adv. vainness, n. /vayn/, adj., vainer, vainest. 1. excessively proud of or concerned about one s own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy. 2. proceeding from or showing personal vanity: vain remarks. 3.… …

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  • 37vainglorious — vaingloriously, adv. vaingloriousness, n. /vayn glawr ee euhs, glohr /, adj. 1. filled with or given to vainglory: a vainglorious actor. 2. characterized by, showing, or proceeding from vainglory: a vainglorious estimate of one s ability. [1470… …

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  • 38vane — vaned, adj. vaneless, adj. /vayn/, n. 1. See weather vane. 2. a blade, plate, sail, etc., in the wheel of a windmill, to be moved by the air. 3. any of a number of blades or plates attached radially to a rotating drum or cylinder, as in a turbine …

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  • 39vein — veinal, adj. veinless, adj. veinlike, adj. /vayn/, n. 1. one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart. 2. (loosely) any blood vessel. 3. one of the riblike thickenings that form the… …

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  • 40vervain — /verr vayn/, n. any plant belonging to the genus Verbena, of the verbena family, having elongated or flattened spikes of stalkless flowers. [1350 1400; ME vervaine < AF, MF verveine < L verbena leafy twig, holy bough carried by priests] * * * …

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