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• v
  v

  abbreviation

  variable.
• V
  V

  noun

  the 22nd letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
• v.
  v.

  abbreviation

  see.
• V.
  V.

  abbreviation

  see.

v

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. variable.

2. velocity.

3. vicinal.

4. victory.

5. Electricity. volt; volts.

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V ² American  

[vee] / vi /

Or v

noun

V's, plural Vs, plural v's, plural vs plural

1. the 22nd letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

2. any spoken sound represented by the letter V or v, as in victor, flivver, or shove.

3. something having the form of a V .

4. a written or printed representation of the letter V or v.

5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter V or v.

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V ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Mathematics. vector.

2. Mechanics. velocity.

3. verb.

4. victory.

5. Electricity. volt; volts.

6. vowel.

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V ⁴ American  

Symbol.

1. the 22nd in order or in a series.

2. (sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for five.

3. Chemistry. vanadium.

4. Biochemistry. valine.

5. Physics. electric potential.

6. (especially during World War II) the symbol of Allied victory.

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v. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. see.

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v. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. valve.

2. (in personal names) van.

3. vector.

4. vein.

5. ventral.

6. verb.

7. verse.

8. version.

9. verso.

10. versus.

11. very.

12. vicar.

13. vice.

14. village.

15. violin.

16. vision.

17. vocative.

18. voice.

19. volt.

20. voltage.

21. volume.

22. (in personal names) von.

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V. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. see.

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V. ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. valve.

2. Venerable.

3. verb.

4. verse.

5. version.

6. versus.

7. very.

8. Vicar.

9. vice.

10. Village.

11. violin.

12. Virgin.

13. Viscount.

14. vision.

15. visual acuity.

16. vocative.

17. volume.

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v. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. verb

2. verse

3. version

4. verso

5. (usually italic) versus

6. very

7. vide

8. vocative

9. volume

10. von

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V ² British  

symbol

1. (in transformational grammar) verb

2. volume (capacity)

3. volt

4. chem vanadium

5. luminous efficiency

6. victory

7. five See Roman numerals

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abbreviation

1. Vatican City (international car registration)

v ³ British  

/ viː /

noun

1. the 22nd letter and 17th consonant of the modern English alphabet

2. a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiced labio-dental fricative, as in vote

3. 1. something shaped like a V

   2. ( in combination ) See also V-sign

      a V neck

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V. ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Venerable

2. (in titles) Very

3. (in titles) Vice

4. Viscount

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v ⁵ British  

symbol

1. physics velocity

2. specific volume (of a gas)

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• vs
  plural
• V's
  plural
• v's
  plural
• Vs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of v.⁵

From the Latin word vidē

Origin of V.⁷

From the Latin word vidē

Example Sentences

The semi-final is up against Canada v Bosnia-Herzegovina in football's World Cup in the TV schedules.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Largely unchanged from its original 1953 configuration, the track was used for the opening racing scene in the movie “Ford v Ferrari.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"I'm far too nervous about Scotland v Haiti," Yarrow said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Although the supermajority described its handiwork as a straightforward application of April’s decision in Louisiana v.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

On May 2, 2002, the Circuit Court of Jefferson County served me with a witness subpoena in the State of Alabama v.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

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