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

Word History and Origins

Origin of q.v.¹

From Latin quantum vīs

Origin of q.v.²

From Latin quod vidē

Word History and Origins

Origin of q.v.¹

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

Example Sentences

Majo, scarcely to be rendered in any foreign language, is a word of more general signification than manolo, q.v.

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This incident is copied from Aleman's romance of Guzman d' Alfarache, q.v.

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Villi: soft hairs or papillate processes: plural of villus, q.v.

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Their arms are bows and arrows, and darts blown through a kind of pea-shooter made of a reed resembling bojo (q.v).

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Such a further complication of the operation practically alters its character into an operation for artificial pupil, q.v.

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