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vapours
We have found lemma(root) word of vapours : vapour.
Definitions
[ˈveɪpə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a substance diffused or suspended in the air, especially one normally liquid or solid
(e.g: dense clouds of smoke and toxic vapour)
- a sudden feeling of faintness or nervousness or a state of depression
(e.g: a fit of the vapours)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vapor ‘steam, heat’. The current verb sense dates from the early 17th century
[ˈveɪpə], (Verb)
Definitions:
- talk in a vacuous, boasting, or pompous way
(e.g: he was vapouring on about the days of his youth)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vapor ‘steam, heat’. The current verb sense dates from the early 17th century
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