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S.V.R.

American  

abbreviation

  1. (in prescriptions) rectified spirit of wine (alcohol).


Etymology

Origin of S.V.R.

From Latin spīritus vīnī rēctificātus

Example Sentences

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But covert operations overseas are usually run by the S.V.R., which succeeded the K.G.B., or the G.R.U.,

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2023

They had assumed false names and worked ordinary jobs as part of an ambitious attempt by the S.V.R.,

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Once inside the updates to that software, the S.V.R. had access to vast troves of government and corporate data.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2021

Zatuliveter had been observed with an S.V.R. officer in London; she also had relationships with a German nato official and a Dutch diplomat.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 18, 2019

A very comfortable church was built at Byron in 1855, under the labors of Rev. S.V.R.

From Thirty Years in the Itinerancy by Miller, Wesson Gage

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