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vista
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
vista
(noun)
vista
/
ˈ
vɪstə/
noun
plural
vistas
vista
/
ˈ
vɪstə/
noun
plural
vistas
Britannica Dictionary definition of VISTA
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1
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a large and beautiful view of an area of land or water
colorful mountain
vistas
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a large number of things that may be possible in the future
Computers have opened up (whole) new
vistas
for scientific research.
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