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vengeance
ven·geance
[
vénjənss
]
noun
Definition:
revenge:
punishment that is inflicted in return for a wrong
[
13th century. Via French< Latin
vindicare
"avenge" (see
vindicate
)
]
with a vengeance
in an extreme or intense manner
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