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stave

Pronunciation: /steɪv/

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Italian translation of stave

vt

stave off = tenere lontano

stave in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of stave in the British & World English dictionary Definition of stave in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

status symbol
statute
statutory
staunch
staunchly
stave
stay
stay away
stay behind
stay in
stay on

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More results for stave

stavedstave something in in stave Br. Eng
stavedstave something off in stave Br. Eng
stave rhyme Br. Eng
stave church Br. Eng
stave off Eng-Fr
stave ˈoff in stave Eng-Ger

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logomachy

/ ləˈgɒməki

noun

an argument about words …

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