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Ves•puc•ci



Pronunciation: (ve-spOO'chē, -spyOO'-; It.ves-pOOt'chē), [key]
n.
A•me•ri•go Pronunciation: (u-mer'i-gō"; It.ä"me-rē'gô), [key] (Americus Vespucius), 1451–1512, Italian merchant, adventurer, and explorer after whom America was named.

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