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Ve•su•vi•us



Pronunciation: (vu-sOO'vē-us), [key]
—n.
Mount, an active volcano in SW Italy, near Naples. Its eruption destroyed the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum a.d.79. ab. 3900 ft. (1190 m).

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