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vis

7 entries found.

  1. 1vis (noun)
  2. 2vis (abbreviation)
  3. 1vis–à–vis (preposition)
  4. 2vis–à–vis (noun)
  5. 3vis–à–vis (adverb)
  6. si vis pacem, para bellum
  7. vis medicatrix naturae

Main Entry:
1vis Listen to the pronunciation of 1vis
Pronunciation:
\ˈvis\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural vi·res Listen to the pronunciation of vires \ˈvī-ˌrēz\
Etymology:
Latin — more at vim
Date:
circa 1630
: force , power
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