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Word: Velum
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘sail, curtain, covering, veil’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈviːləm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a membrane or membranous structure, typically covering another structure or partly obscuring an opening.
Short Definition:membrane or membranous structure
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