pronunciation | ‘vOl-ta
note | a similar custom of the “evening promenade” exists in a few other cultures.
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pronunciation | ad-‘ves-per-“a-skit
submitted by | sterlingchainsaws
submit words | here
on the part of speech | it is a verb, as far as I can tell—in Latin, anyways. a conjugated verb, I think.