Etymology

vase

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Today it means: An upright open container used mainly for displaying fresh, dried, or artificial flowers. Full definition →

Middle French vase ← Latin vās
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vase · noun, verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromvās
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromvase
  3. English todayvase

Borrowed from Middle French vase, from Latin vās. Doublet of vas.

VASE · noun2

initialism of VAriable domain Spliced Exon

Words from the same roots

Latinvas all →

vastransvasation

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