q.v.

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abbreviation

(in prescriptions) as much as you wish.

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Origin of q.v.

From Latin quantum vīs

Words nearby q.v.

Quran, Qurnet es Sauda, qursh, qurush, Qutb, q.v., Qwaqwa, Q wave, QWERTY, Qy., r

Other definitions for q.v. (2 of 2)

q.v.²

abbreviation plural qq.v.

(used in formal writing after a cross reference) which see.

Origin of q.v.

From Latin quod vidē

How to use q.v. in a sentence

The Supreme Court eventually stepped in and ended legal segregation in the landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
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Q: What was your sensation when they were pouring water... what did you physically feel?
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Add a pop of color with a bright violet v-neck blouse from 3.1 Phillip Lim.
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Camille Hammond, CEO of Tinina Q Cade Foundation, said simply that the pathways to parenthood are different.
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Q was a Queen, who wore a silk slip; R was a Robber, and wanted a whip.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
U was an Usurer, a miserable elf; V was a Vintner, who drank all himself.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
The unindustrious pupil imagines that “p” represents 8, and not “f” or “v,” and translates 1845 into “To pour oil” .
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The action of the springs now serves to close the valves V, V1, and to open out the motor M, whereupon the process is repeated.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
The air in the chamber will press upon the back of the valve V, tending to keep it closed.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller

British Dictionary definitions for q.v.

abbreviation for (denoting a cross reference)

quod vide

Word Origin for qv

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

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