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Vesuvius, Mount
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vesuvian
ve·su·vi·an [ və svee ən ] (plural ve·su·vi·ans)


noun 
Definition:
 
match: a slow-burning match used especially for lighting cigars ( archaic )

[Late 17th century. After Mount Vesuvius]
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