q.v.
1 Americanabbreviation
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plural
qq.vabbreviation
Etymology
Origin of q.v.1
From Latin quantum vīs
Origin of q.v.2
From Latin quod vidē
Example Sentences
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Such a further complication of the operation practically alters its character into an operation for artificial pupil, q.v.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
Quart, Quarter, Quarterly, q.v., quod vide=Which see; quantum vis=As much as you will.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Milton. pros. prosody. coll., colloq. colloquially. min. mineralogy. prov. provincial. comp. comparative. mod. modern. q.v. which see. conch. conchology.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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 Weir, Harrison
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
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