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Ves⋅puc⋅ci

[ve-spoo-chee, -spyoo-; It. ves-poot-chee]
–noun
A⋅me⋅ri⋅go [uh-mer-i-goh; It. ah-me-ree-gaw] , (Americus Vespucius), 1451–1512, Italian merchant, adventurer, and explorer after whom America was named.
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Ves·puc·ci   (věs-pōō'chē, -pyōō'-)   
Italian navigator and explorer of the South American coast. America was named in his honor.
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