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/'vɑ:səti/

AmE

/'vɑ:rsət̬i/

noun, American English - a team representing a college or a high-school at competitions, championships etc.

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/'spæn/

AmE

/'spæn/

verb - to cover an area, to stretch across an area

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/prə'vɪʒənl/

AmE

/prə'vɪʒənl/

adjective - only for a short time, likely to be changed

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/'məʊməntri/

AmE

/'məʊmənteri/

adjective - lasting for a very short time

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/ˌlɒŋ'stændɪŋ/

AmE

/ˌlɔ:ŋ'stændɪŋ/

adjective - existing for a long time

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/'ɪntəvl/

AmE

/'ɪnt̬ərvl/

noun - the time between two events

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/æn'ti:k/

AmE

/æn'ti:k/

noun - something that has a special value because it is very old

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/'du:zi/

AmE

/'du:zi/

noun, American English, informal - something that is exceptionally good, big etc.

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/'wɪtʃə/

AmE

/'wɪtʃər/

noun - a fantasy character created by Andrzej Sapkowski, a person with supernatural abilities that fights monsters

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/'stɪtʃ/

AmE

/'stɪtʃ/

verb - to sew two pieces of cloth together, or to decorate or repair something by sewing

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/'hɜ:saɪn/

AmE

/'hɜ:rsaɪn/

adjective, formal - connected with goats, resembling a goat

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/'paɪsi:n/

AmE

/'paɪsi:n/

adjective, formal - resembling a fish, connecteed with fish

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/'æsənaɪn/

AmE

/'æsənaɪn/

adjective, formal - resembling a donkey, especially in the sense of being stupid

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/'pɔ:saɪn/

AmE

/'pɔ:rsaɪn/

adjective - connected with pigs, resembling a pig

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/'vʌlpaɪn/

AmE

/'vʌlpaɪn/

adjective - connected with a fox, resembling a fox