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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
vertigo
 
SYLLABICATION:ver·ti·go
PRONUNCIATION:  vûrt-g
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. ver·ti·goes or ver·ti·gos
1a. The sensation of dizziness. b. An instance of such a sensation. 2. A confused, disoriented state of mind.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Latin vertg, from vertere, to turn. See wer-2 in Appendix I.
 
 
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