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Cervical vertebrae (health)


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virtue (oh)



[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: virtu, from Latin virtus 'strength, virtue', from vir 'man']
[U] formal moral goodness of character and behaviour
-opposite vice vice
::Women have often been used as symbols of virtue.
[C] a particular good quality in someone's character
-opposite vice vice
::Among her many virtues are loyalty, courage, and truthfulness.
[U and C] an advantage that makes something better or more useful than something else
virtue of
::Adam Smith believed in the virtues of free trade.
::Wilkins is now extolling (=praising very much) the virtues of organic farming.
by virtue of sth
formal by means of, or as a result of something
::She became a British resident by virtue of her Marriage.
make a virtue of necessity
to get an advantage out of doing something that you have to do