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noun Etymology: Italian, literally, revenge, from Latin vindicta — more at vindictive Date: 1855 1. blood feud 2. an often prolonged series of retaliatory, vengeful, or hostile acts or exchange of such acts waged a personal ~ against those who opposed his nomination ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family. b this practice as prevalent in Corsica and Sicily. 2 a prolonged bitter quarrel. Etymology: It. f. L vindicta: see VINDICTIVE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n 1 a quarrel which continues for a long time in which one group or person tries to harm another because they feel angry about something that happened in the past (The two sides have been engaged in a bitter private vendetta against each other.) 2 a quarrel that has continued for a long time between two families who try to kill each other because of murders in the past; a feud ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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