English

Noun

vicine ‎(uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) An alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the vetch (Vicia sativa) as a white crystalline substance.

Etymology 2

Latin vicinus.

Adjective

vicine ‎(comparative more vicine, superlative most vicine)

1. (obsolete) Nearby; neighbouring; vicinal.

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Italian

Noun

vicine f

1. plural of vicina

Adjective

vicine

1. feminine plural of vicino

Anagrams

• evinci

Latin

Etymology 1

From vīcīnus ‎(“near, neighboring”) +‎ -ē.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /wiːˈkiːneː/

Adverb

vīcīnē ‎(comparable vīcīnius, superlative vīcīnissimē)

1. nearby, in the neighborhood

Related terms

Etymology 2

Inflected form of vīcīnus ‎(“near, neighboring”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /wiːˈkiːne/

Noun

vīcīne

1. vocative singular of vīcīnus

References

• vicine in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “vicine”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.