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feminine

/vɛn/

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Translation

vein; luck (informal)

Word origin

From Latin vena ('blood vessel'), which also meant a watercourse and a seam of ore. French keeps all three senses.

Origin: Latin
Root: vena
English cognates: vein, venous

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralveines

Examples

The doctor is looking for a vein in his arm.

visibles.

The veins on his hands stand out sharply.

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You are lucky to still be here.

A blue vein runs down the side of her neck.

These seams of metal run right through the mountain.

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This word is part of lesson 49.