q.v.
abbreviation
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q.v.
1 Americanabbreviation
q.v.
2
American
abbreviation
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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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Note.—This edition closely corresponds with that issued by A. and W. Galignani in 1826-7, q.v. ante, No. xxxi.
From The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry by Ernest Hartley Coleridge
Cat's Carriage.—The same play that is otherwise called the "King's Cushion," q.v.
From Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured by Harrison Weir
Grundlike, adv. heartily, 651, 2659; deeply, 2013, 2268, 2307, where it is equivalent to Deplike, q.v.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
Urinary vessels: = malpighian tubules; q.v.: has also been applied by older authors, to anal glands.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
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
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
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
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