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videography
videophile
videophone
videotape
videotape recorder
videotext
vidette
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Vienna
Vienna circle
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vie

vie [ ] (past and past participle vied, present participle vy·ing, 3rd person present singular vies)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
contend: to strive for superiority or compete with somebody or something

[Mid-16th century. Shortening of obsolete envie< Old French envier "raise the bid (at cards), challenge" < Latin invitare "entertain, feast"]

vi·er noun
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