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adv
Abbreviation of very.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, informal
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character
The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: letter, lowercase
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name
Abbreviation of Visa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: business, finance, stock-ticker-symbol
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noun
A shape resembling the letter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Abbreviation of venturi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, dated
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
Synonyms: bbl
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noun
Abbreviation of vocative case.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Abbreviation of verb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Vagina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
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noun
Abbreviation of vowel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Abbreviation of velocity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Viagra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, slang
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noun
Anything shaped like a V
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: vee
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noun
Anything shaped like a V
A flying skein of geese or other birds which have placed themselves in a V-shaped formation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: vee
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noun
A V-sign; by extension, an insult or show of defiance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
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prep
Abbreviation of versus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of
Qualifier: Ireland and Commonwealth except Canada
Synonyms: v., vs.
Antonyms: none provided
symbol
Viscount.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: titular
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symbol
Viscountess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: titular
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adjective satellite
being one more than four
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: five, 5
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noun
the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
noun
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: volt
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: potential unit
noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: five, 5, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe
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Broader terms: digit, figure
noun
a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vanadium, atomic number 23
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: metallic element, metal
History
Abbreviation of very.
From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u and respelling of Old English f between vowels and voiced consonants. * Old English lower case f from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case f of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ (f, “feoh”), derived from Etruscan letter 𐌅 (v). * Old English lower case u from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case v of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, “ur”), derived from Raetic letter u. Before the 1700s, the pointed form v was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form u was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, have and upon were printed haue and vpon. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the v form was used to represent the consonant, and u the vowel sound. v then preceded u in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed.
Abbreviation of venturi.
Abbreviation of versus.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
