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noun
a public auction.
Origin:
1680–90; < Dutch vendu < Middle French vendue sale, noun use of feminine of vendu, past participle of vendre to sell; see vend
1680–90; < Dutch vendu < Middle French vendue sale, noun use of feminine of vendu, past participle of vendre to sell; see vend
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Word Origin & History
vendue
"public sale, auction," 1686, from Du. vendu, from Fr. vendue "sale," from vendre "to sell," from L. vendere (see vend).
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