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vendetta

ven·det·ta [ ven déttə ] (plural ven·det·tas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. prolonged feud: a prolonged bitter feud or quarrel

2. blood feud between families: a feud between families started by the killing of a member of one family that is then avenged by the killing of a member of the other family

[Mid-19th century. Via Italian< Latin vindicta "vengeance"]
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