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Word: Vapour
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vapor ‘steam, heat’. The current verb sense dates from the early 17th century
ˈveɪpə
a substance diffused or suspended in the air, especially one normally liquid or solid
Short Definition:substance diffused in air
Examples:- dense clouds of smoke and toxic vapour
- petrol vapours
a sudden feeling of faintness or nervousness or a state of depression
Short Definition:sudden feeling of faintness or nervousness
Examples:- a fit of the vapours
- vapor
Word: Vapour
Speech Type: Verb
ˈveɪpə
talk in a vacuous, boasting, or pompous way
Short Definition:talk in vacuous, boasting, or pompous way
Examples:- he was vapouring on about the days of his youth
- vapor
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