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  1. vein
    [vān]
    noun
    vein (noun)
    veins (plural noun)
    1. any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart. Compare with artery
      • a fracture in rock containing a deposit of minerals or ore and typically having an extensive course underground:
        "gold-bearing quartz veins"
        • a distinctive quality, style, or tendency:
          "he closes his article in a somewhat humorous vein"
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          noun
          vān
          Tone

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          Origin
          Middle English: from Old French veine, from Latin vena. The earliest senses were ‘blood vessel’ and ‘small natural underground channel of water’.
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