˜yÐÄvlog

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q.v.

1

abbreviation for

  1. (in prescriptions) as much as you wish.


q.v.

2

abbreviation for

plural qq.v.
  1. (used in formal writing after a cross reference) which see.

qv

abbreviation for

  1. quod vide
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of q.v.1

From Latin quantum vīs

Origin of q.v.2

From Latin quod vidē
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of q.v.1

New Latin: which (word, item, etc) see
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Example Sentences

Alcofribaz Nazier, anagram signature of Rabelais, q.v.

From

Quart, Quarter, Quarterly, q.v., quod vide=Which see; quantum vis=As much as you will.

From

He used thirteen stanzas for "The Sexton's Sermon," q.v.; stanzas 39-43 were reprinted in the 1809 edition in connection with stanzas 35-38 of "Santa Cruz" and entitled "Elegiac Lines"; stanza 79 became stanza one and 55 stanza two of the "Hessian Embarkation," and stanza 49 was inserted after stanza 90 of the 1809 version of "Santa Cruz."

From

A few stanzas from this poem are scattered through the poem entitled "The Sexton's Sermon," q.v.

From

Milton. pros. prosody. coll., colloq. colloquially. min. mineralogy. prov. provincial. comp. comparative. mod. modern. q.v. which see. conch. conchology.

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