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   Ve·dette

   /vəˈdet/

   

   noun

   • 1. a mounted sentry positioned beyond an army's outposts to observe the movements of the enemy. historical
   • 2. a leading star of stage, screen, or television: "he's now a big-time TV vedette"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French, literally ‘scout’, from an alteration of southern Italian veletta, perhaps based on Spanish velar ‘keep watch’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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