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Vanish

/ˈvænɪʃ/

The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.

📖 Definitions of "Vanish"

noun
  1. 1

    The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.

    "a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill."

  2. 2

    A magic trick in which something seems to disappear.

    "The French drop is a well-known vanish involving sleight of hand."

verb
  1. 1

    To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.

  2. 2

    To become equal to zero.

    "The function f(x)=x^2 vanishes at x=0."

  3. 3

    To disappear; to kidnap

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