| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  s k |
| NOUN: | Any of various light, dry, strong wines from Spain and the Canary Islands, imported to England in the 16th and 17th centuries. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From French (vin) sec, dry (wine), from Old French, from Latin siccus, dry.
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