veglia — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
veglia is used for these senses in English:
- Krk A town on Krk, Croatia, named after and located on the eponymous island.
- vigil An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
- wake A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
vigil — full definition
- noun A period of staying awake, often at night, to watch, pray, or keep guard.
- noun A quiet public gathering held to show support for a cause or to mourn someone.
wake — full definition
- verb To stop sleeping, or to rouse someone from sleep.
- noun A gathering held before or after a funeral to remember the person who died.
- noun The trail of disturbed water left behind a moving boat, or turbulence left behind anything moving through air or water.