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Definition of
virago noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
virago
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
vəˈrɑɡoʊ
/
/
(
pl.
viragos
)
(
literary
)
(
disapproving
)
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a woman who is aggressive and tries to tell people what to do
his virago of a wife
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virago
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