q.v.
abbreviation
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q.v.
1 Americanabbreviation
q.v.
2
American
abbreviation
qq.v
plural
qv
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of q.v.1
From Latin quantum vīs
Origin of q.v.2
From Latin quod vidē
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Anastomosis: a running together; usually applied to wing veins, often to markings; sometimes used like stigma, q.v.; also in Neuroptera, a series of cross-veinlets nearly in one row; a connecting series of veinlets.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
This may be avoided, to some extent, by making it shorter and rounded off, as in Carden's Amputation, q.v.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
Urinary vessels: = malpighian tubules; q.v.: has also been applied by older authors, to anal glands.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
The termination in bribonazo does not express action, as in such words as calmazo, q.v., but augmentation.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry
Must be used in a story about a prominent clubman, q.v. as above.
From The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 by Various
In phonology there are also very striking differences, apart from the treatment of the labialized velar qv already mentioned.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
Forms containing p occur in the Coligny calendar, discovered in 1897, by the side of others with qv, a state of affairs not yet satisfactorily accounted for.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
Several attempts have been made to prove the existence of Celtic dialects with qv on the continent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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