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Vis

//vɪs// adj, name, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Clipping of visual. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town on the eponymous island in the Adriatic Sea in southern Croatia. It has a population of 1,934 residents (as of 2011)
  2. 2
    An island of the Adriatic Sea.
Noun
  1. 1
    Force; energy; might; power.
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of viscount. abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    Alternative spelling of viss. alt-of, alternative
  4. 4
    Clipping of visualization. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  5. 5
    plural of VI form-of, plural
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  1. 6
    Clipping of visual. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  2. 7
    Clipping of visibility. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Verb
  1. 1
    Clipping of visualize. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin vīs.

Etymology 2

From Tamil வீசை (vīcai) and/or Telugu వీసె (vīse).

Etymology 3

From Serbo-Croatian Vis, from Italian Lissa.

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