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noun
1.
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
2.
such an avenue or passage, especially when formally planned.
3.
a far-reaching mental view: vistas of the future.
Origin:
1650–60; < Italian: a view, noun use of feminine of visto (past participle of vedere to see < Latin vidēre)
1650–60; < Italian: a view, noun use of feminine of visto (past participle of vedere to see < Latin vidēre)
Related forms
vis·ta·less, adjective
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a national program in the U.S., sponsored by ACTION, for sending volunteers into poor areas to teach various job skills.
Origin:
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Word Origin & History
vista
1644, "a view or prospect," from It. vista "sight, view," noun use of fem. p.p. of vedere "see," from L. videre "to see" (see vision).
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