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the Vulgate /'VAlgeit; -gat/ noun [sing.] the main Latin version of the Bible prepared in the late 4th century

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vul nerable /'vAlnarabl/ adj. ~ (to sb/sth) weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally ( # ± lli If

± ) #111W, Jj • • • % HF : to be vulnerable to attack ffr o She looked very vulnerable standing there on her own. M , o

In cases of food poisoning, young children are especially vulnerable. i§ 2J it tf * # , ty) o

The sudden resignation of the financial director put the company in a very vulnerable position. #!r oft ± f£

^ B # SR # # 4 &$ .'W & ST & o ► vulnerability /.VAlnara'bilati/ noun [U] ~ (of sb/sth) (to sth): financial

vulnerability f£ M lift ± H %J Sr o the vulnerability of newborn babies to disease §Jr£§ULW JIIl^ vulnerably /-abli/ udv.

vul pine /'vAlpain/ <?<#. (format) of or like a fox

vul ture /'vAltJ'a(r)/ noun 1 a large bird, usually without feathers on its head or neck, that eats the flesh of animals that are already dead Jt ^ ^ : vultures

circling/wheeling overhead ^ ® ± $ # 1$ TC

— picture o page R28 2 a person who hopes to gain from the troubles or sufferings of other people ^.AA

vulva /'vAlva/ noun (anatomy M) the outer opening of the female sex organs ; APh

vying pres part of vie