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< veratrine

verbal >

verb    (vûrb) KEY  

NOUN:

1. Abbr. V or vb.
   1. The part of speech that expresses existence, action, or occurrence in most languages.
   2. Any of the words belonging to this part of speech, as be, run, or conceive.
2. A phrase or other construction used as a verb.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English verbe, from Old French, from Latin verbum, word, verb (translation of Greek rhma, word, verb); see wer- ⁵ in Indo-European roots

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