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Index V
V, v: Meaning and Definition of
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V
Pronunciation:
(vē),
[key]
— pl. V's Vs, v's vs.
the 22nd letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter V or v, as in victor, flivver, or shove.
something having the form of a
a written or printed representation of the letter V or v.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter V or v.
V
Pronunciation:
[key]
vagabond.
vector.
velocity.
verb.
victory.
volt; volts.
vowel.
V
Pronunciation:
[key]
— Symbol.
the 22nd in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the 21st.
(sometimes l.c.) the Roman numeral for five. Cf.
vanadium.
valine.
electric potential.
(esp. during World War II) the symbol of Allied victory.
v
Pronunciation:
[key]
variable.
velocity.
vicinal.
victory.
volt; volts.
V.
Pronunciation:
[key]
valve.
Venerable.
verb.
verse.
version.
versus.
very.
Vicar.
vice.
see. [< L vidē]
Village.
violin.
Virgin.
Viscount.
vision.
visual acuity.
vocative.
volume.
v.
Pronunciation:
[key]
valve.
(in personal names) van.
vector.
vein.
ventral.
verb.
verse.
version.
verso.
versus.
very.
vicar.
vice.
see. [< L vidē]
village.
violin.
vision.
vocative.
voice.
volt.
voltage.
volume.
(in personal names) von.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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