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   Vaduz
         n 1: the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein [syn:
               {Vaduz}, {capital of Liechtenstein}]

English Dictionary: vatic by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vatic
adj
  1. resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions"
    Synonym(s): divinatory, mantic, sibylline, sibyllic, vatic, vatical
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vaudois
n
  1. a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century
    Synonym(s): Waldenses, Vaudois
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vedic
adj
  1. of or relating to the Vedas or to the ancient Sanskrit in which they were written; "the Vedic literature"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vetch
n
  1. any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vitaceae
n
  1. a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales [syn: Vitaceae, family Vitaceae, Vitidaceae, grapevine family]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vitis
n
  1. the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes
    Synonym(s): Vitis, genus Vitis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vitus
n
  1. Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300)
    Synonym(s): Vitus, St. Vitus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vodka
n
  1. unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Votyak
n
  1. a member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking people living in eastern European Russia
    Synonym(s): Udmurt, Votyak
  2. the Finnic language spoken by the Votyak
    Synonym(s): Udmurt, Votyak
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vaudoux \Vau*doux"\, n. & a.
      See {Voodoo}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vetch \Vetch\, n. [Also fitch; OE. ficche, feche, for veche, OF.
      veche, vecce, vesche, vesce, F. vesce, fr. L. vicia.] (Bot.)
      Any leguminous plant of the genus {Vicia}, some species of
      which are valuable for fodder. The common species is {V.
      sativa}.
  
      Note: The name is also applied to many other leguminous
               plants of different genera; as the chichling vetch, of
               the genus {Lathyrus}; the horse vetch, of the genus
               {Hippocrepis}; the kidney vetch ({Anthyllis
               vulneraria}); the milk vetch, of the genus
               {Astragalus}; the licorice vetch, or wild licorice
               ({Abrus precatorius}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vetchy \Vetch"y\, a.
      1. Consisting of vetches or of pea straw. [bd]A vetchy
            bed.[b8] --Spenser.
  
      2. Abounding with vetches.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Veto \Ve"to\, n.; pl. {Vetoes}. [L. veto I forbid.]
      1. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an
            interdiction.
  
                     This contemptuous veto of her husband's on any
                     intimacy with her family.                  --G. Eliot.
  
      2. Specifically:
            (a) A power or right possessed by one department of
                  government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of
                  projects attempted by another department; especially,
                  in a constitutional government, a power vested in the
                  chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures
                  passed by the legislature. Such a power may be
                  absolute, as in the case of the Tribunes of the People
                  in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the
                  President of the United States. Called also {the veto
                  power}.
            (b) The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition
                  or prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill
                  passes.
            (c) A document or message communicating the reasons of the
                  executive for not officially approving a proposed law;
                  -- called also {veto message}. [U. S.]
  
      Note: Veto is not a term employed in the Federal
               Constitution, but seems to be of popular use only.
               --Abbott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Viatic \Vi*at"ic\, a. [L. viaticus, fr. via a way. See
      {Voyage}.]
      Of or pertaining to a journey or traveling.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Viduage \Vid"u*age\, n. [See {Vidual}.]
      The state of widows or of widowhood; also, widows,
      collectively.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vitious \Vi"tious\, a., Vitiously \Vi"tious*ly\, adv.,
   Vitiousness \Vi"tious*ness\, n.
      See {Vicious}, {Viciously}, {Viciousness}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vodka \Vod"ka\, n. [Russ.]
      A Russian drink distilled from rye.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Vaitogi, AS (village, FIPS 88100)
      Location: 14.39050 S, 170.73129 W
      Population (1990): 1302 (201 housing units)
      Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 21.0 sq km (water)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   VTC
  
      {video teleconferencing}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   VTOC
  
      {Volume Table Of Contents}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   VTS
  
      A suite of test programs for Motif from {OSF}.
  
  
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