name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/vaɪˈeɪt.əɹ/
General-American:/vaɪˈeɪ.tɔɹ/
Received-Pronunciation:/vʌɪˈeɪtə/
rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:V AY0 EY1 T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A municipality in Andalusia, Spain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A wayfarer, traveler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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noun
Meaning 4
An apparitor, a summoner: a minor Roman official.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, rare
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noun
Meaning 5
A person who is subject to a viatical insurance policy or a viatical settlement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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