name
Meaning 1
A female given name, short for names beginning with V.
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Standard Lemma guide
vee
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈviː/
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Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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homophone: ve
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rhymes with -iː
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CMU ARPABET: V IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The name of the Latin script letter V/v.
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noun
Meaning 3
Something with the shape of the letter V.
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noun
Meaning 4
The arc of the field, forward of the batsman, from cover to midwicket, in which drives are played.
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Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 5
The V-shaped joint between the lower end of the handle and the blade of the bat.
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Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 6
A polyamorous relationship between three people, in which one person has two partners who are not themselves romantically or sexually involved.
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noun
Meaning 7
A unit of vertical spacing, typically corresponding to the height of an ordinary line of text.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, media, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, publishing, sciences, typography
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noun
Meaning 8
Alternative letter-case form of vee.
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Usage: alt-of
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noun
Meaning 9
Initialism of Venezuelan equine encephalitis/encephalomyelitis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 10
To form something into a "v" shape, particularly as part of a welding, machining, or manufacturing process.
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: ڤِي (vī) — name of the letter V, v
- Arabic: وِي (wī) — name of the letter V, v
- Arabic: فِي (fī) — name of the letter V, v
- Asturian: uve — name of the letter V, v
- Bengali: ভি (bhi) — name of the letter V, v
- Bulgarian: ве (ve) — name of the letter V, v
- Burmese: ဗွီ (bwi) — name of the letter V, v
- Catalan: ve — name of the letter V, v
- Catalan: ve baixa — name of the letter V, v
- Czech: vé — name of the letter V, v
- Dutch: vee — name of the letter V, v
- Esperanto: vo — name of the letter V, v
- Faroese: ve — name of the letter V, v
- Finnish: vee — name of the letter V, v
- French: vé — name of the letter V, v
- Galician: uve — name of the letter V, v
- German: Vau — name of the letter V, v
- Greek: βι (vi) — name of the letter V, v
- Hawaiian: wī — name of the letter V, v
- Hindi: वी (vī) — name of the letter V, v
- Icelandic: vaff — name of the letter V, v
- Ido: ve — name of the letter V, v
- Indonesian: ve — name of the letter V, v
- Irish: vé — name of the letter V, v
- Japanese: ヴィー (vī) — name of the letter V, v
- Japanese: ヴイ (vui) — name of the letter V, v
- Japanese: ブイ (bui) — name of the letter V, v
- Korean: 브이 (beu'i) — name of the letter V, v
- Latin: ū — name of the letter V, v
- Malay: vi — name of the letter V, v
- Marathi: व्ही (vhī) — name of the letter V, v
- Occitan: ve — name of the letter V, v
- Portuguese: vê — name of the letter V, v
- Russian: ви (vi) — name of the letter V, v
- Russian: вэ (vɛ) — name of the letter V, v
- Spanish: ve — name of the letter V, v
- Spanish: uve — name of the letter V, v
- Spanish: ve chica — name of the letter V, v
- Spanish: ve pequeña — name of the letter V, v
- Spanish: ve corta — name of the letter V, v
- Spanish: ve baja — name of the letter V, v
- Tagalog: vi — name of the letter V, v
- Thai: วี (wee) — name of the letter V, v
- Turkish: ve — name of the letter V, v
- Vietnamese: vê — name of the letter V, v
- Vietnamese: vờ — name of the letter V, v
- Welsh: fi — name of the letter V, v
- Spanish: EEV — initialism