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Added 9 October 2026

vent

/vɛnt/ noun

In Latin: spīrāmen, spīrāmentum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
the vent of a cask; the vent of a mould
A small aperture.
An opening in a volcano from which lava or gas flows.

verb

To allow gases to escape.
The stove vents to the outside.
To allow gases to escape from (a sealed space, container, etc.).
To allow to escape through a vent.
Exhaust is vented to the outside.

noun

Ventriloquism.

verb

To sell; to vend.

Origin

Partly from Middle French vent, from Latin ventus and partly from French éventer. Cognate with French vent and Spanish viento (“wind”) and ventana (“window”). Doublet of wind.

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