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q.v.

/ˌkjuː ˈviː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
q.v.
IPA
/ˌkjuː ˈviː/
14
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

quod vide; which see (advises the reader to look up a mentioned text for further information).

adv

as much as you wish

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin quod videās, or quod vidē (literally “which see”), from quod (the neuter of quī (“what”)) + vidē the imperative of videō (“to see”), or videās, the second-person present subjunctive of the same verb.

Origin

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkjuː ˈviː/
  • British English: /ˌkjuː ˈviː/

Inflected Forms

q. v. (alternative) qv (alternative) qd. (alternative) vid. (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

qq.v. s.v.

Questions

How do you pronounce q.v.?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkjuː ˈviː/.
What does q.v. mean?
quod vide; which see (advises the reader to look up a mentioned text for further information).
Where does q.v. come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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