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victress
nounVery low (archaic/rare)
/ˈvɪktrɪs/A female victor; a woman who defeats an opponent or wins a contest.
victrix
nounVery low (poetic/archaic/specialist)
/ˈvɪktrɪks/A female victor or conqueror.
victual
nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1/C2
/ˈvɪt(ə)l/To provide with or take in food or provisions.
victualage
nounRare/Archaic
/ˈvɪt(ə)lɪdʒ/A supply or provisions of food; the action or process of supplying or obtaining food.
victualer
nounC1
/ˈvɪt.əl.ər/A person whose business is to supply food and provisions, especially to military or naval forces.
victualler
nounRare
/ˈvɪt.lər/A person or business that supplies food and provisions.
victuals
plural-nounLow (archaic or specialized).
/ˈvɪt(ə)lz/Food, provisions, or supplies.
vicuna
nounLow
/vɪˈkjuːnə/A wild South American camelid native to the central Andes, known for its fine, valuable wool.
vid.
abbreviationnounLow (informal/spoken). Not used in formal writing.
/vɪd/Short for 'video'. Primarily refers to a short video recording or film, often amateur or informal in nature.
vida
nounA1 (Core vocabulary)
/laɪf/The state of being alive; the existence of an individual human being or organism.
vidal
nounRare
/vɪˈdɑːl/Proper noun, a surname of Spanish origin.
vidalia
nounLow Frequency / Niche
/vɪˈdeɪlɪə/A type of sweet onion, specifically grown in the region around Vidalia, Georgia, USA.
vidalia onion
nounLow-Medium (Culinary/Trade)
/vɪˈdeɪlɪə ˈʌnjən/A specific sweet variety of yellow onion grown exclusively in a defined region of Georgia, USA, known for its mild, non-pungent flavor.
vidar
nounExtremely rare
/ˈviː.dɑː/A proper noun, referring to a figure in Norse mythology, the son of Odin and the giantess Gríðr, known for surviving Ragnarök.
vidarabine
nounVery Low (Specialist)
/vɪˈdær.ə.biːn/An antiviral drug derived from a nucleoside, used to treat viral eye infections.
vide
verbVery Rare
/ˈvɪdeɪ/A term meaning 'see' or 'refer to', used to direct a reader to another source or section, typically in scholarly or formal writing.
video
adjectivenounverbA1
/ˈvɪdɪəʊ/A recording or broadcasting of moving visual images, often with accompanying sound.
video art
nounC1
/ˈvɪdɪəʊ ɑːt/Artistic work that primarily uses video technology as its medium or material, created for galleries, installations, or conceptual presentation rather than mass entertainment.
video call
nounverb-ambitransitiveVery High
/ˈvɪdɪəʊ ˌkɔːl/A live, two-way audiovisual communication conducted over the internet or a network between two or more participants using cameras and microphones.
video camera
nounB1
/ˈvɪd.i.əʊ ˌkæm.rə/A device that records moving visual images, typically with accompanying sound, onto magnetic tape, memory card, or other storage medium.

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