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- [vuh-ron-i-kuh]
- /vəˈrɒn ɪ kə/
- /vɪˈrɔnɪkə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vuh-ron-i-kuh]
- /vəˈrɒn ɪ kə/
Definitions of veronica word
- noun veronica a female given name. 1
- noun veronica flowering plant 1
- noun Technical meaning of veronica (information science) Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Net-wide Index to Computerized Archives. Veronica offers a keyword search of most gopher menu titles in the entire gopher web. As archie is to FTP archives, Veronica is to Gopherspace. A Veronica search produces a menu of Gopher items, each of which is a direct pointer to a Gopher data source. Because Veronica is accessed through a Gopher Client, it is easy to use, and gives access to all types of data supported by the Gopher protocol. To try Veronica, select it from the "Other Gophers" menu on Minnesota's gopher server, or point your gopher at: Name=veronica (search menu items in most of GopherSpace) Type=1 Port=70 Path=1/veronica Host=gopher.scs.unr.edu gopher://gopher.scs.unr.edu/1/veronica. 1
- noun veronica any scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Veronica, esp the speedwells, of temperate and cold regions, having small blue, pink, or white flowers and flattened notched fruits 0
- noun veronica the representation of the face of Christ that, according to legend, was miraculously imprinted upon the headcloth that Saint Veronica offered him on his way to his crucifixion 0
- noun veronica the cloth itself 0
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Origin of veronica
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
1690-1700; < Medieval Latin veronica, alleged to be an alteration of vēra īconica true image (see very, icon), subsequently also taken as the name of the woman who gave Christ the cloth
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Parts of speech for Veronica
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veronica popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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