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vas

/ˈvæs/ noun

Latin root: vās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vas at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A tube in which a body fluid circulates.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin vās (“vessel”) around 1645 through 1655. Doublet of vase.

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