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REGATTA
regatta
(noun) a meeting for boat races
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
regatta (countable and uncountable, plural regattas or regatte)
(countable) A series of boat races, or sometimes a single race.
A striped cotton fabric.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*gat"ta (r*gt"t), n.; pl. Regattas (-t. Etym: [It. regatta, regata.]
Definition: Originally, a gondola race in Venice; now, a rowing or sailing race, or a series of such races.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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