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velum

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
14
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈviː.ləm/
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/ˈviː.ləm/ · /ˈvɛl.əm/ · /ˈveɪ.ləm/

Definition of velum

8 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.
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noun

  1. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.
  2. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.
  3. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.
  4. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.
  5. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.
  6. A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.
  7. An accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance; normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus.
  8. a thin coating or film of mucus or phlegm.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēlum (“a cloth, covering, awning, curtain, veil”). Doublet of veil.

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