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Definition vein in British English

vein noun

noun
/veɪn/
1

one of the tubes in your body that carry blood to your heart. A tube that carries blood away from your heart is an artery.

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A ABO system anticoagulant
1.1

one of the tubes that carry liquids through plants or insects

2

a layer of a metal or other substance inside the earth

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coal coalface coalfield
2.1

a thin line of colour or of another substance, for example in cheese or stone

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a burst of colour band blaze
3

a supply or amount of a particular thing

Example

There was a vein of humour in his remarks.

Example

He certainly has a rich vein of talent.

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billow block cloud
Example

He continued in this vein for a couple of minutes.

Example

Her second novel is a thriller, very much in the same vein as the first.

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referent matter issue mood emotion feelings
Definition vein in British English