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• v
  v

  abbreviation

  variable.
• V
  V

  noun

  the 22nd letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
• v.
  v.

  abbreviation

  see.
• V.
  V.

  abbreviation

  see.

v

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. variable.

2. velocity.

3. vicinal.

4. victory.

5. Electricity. volt; volts.

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V ² American  

[vee] / vi /

Or v

noun

V's, plural Vs, plural v's, plural vs plural

1. the 22nd letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

2. any spoken sound represented by the letter V or v, as in victor, flivver, or shove.

3. something having the form of a V .

4. a written or printed representation of the letter V or v.

5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter V or v.

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V ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Mathematics. vector.

2. Mechanics. velocity.

3. verb.

4. victory.

5. Electricity. volt; volts.

6. vowel.

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V ⁴ American  

Symbol.

1. the 22nd in order or in a series.

2. (sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for five.

3. Chemistry. vanadium.

4. Biochemistry. valine.

5. Physics. electric potential.

6. (especially during World War II) the symbol of Allied victory.

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v. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. see.

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v. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. valve.

2. (in personal names) van.

3. vector.

4. vein.

5. ventral.

6. verb.

7. verse.

8. version.

9. verso.

10. versus.

11. very.

12. vicar.

13. vice.

14. village.

15. violin.

16. vision.

17. vocative.

18. voice.

19. volt.

20. voltage.

21. volume.

22. (in personal names) von.

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V. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. see.

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V. ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. valve.

2. Venerable.

3. verb.

4. verse.

5. version.

6. versus.

7. very.

8. Vicar.

9. vice.

10. Village.

11. violin.

12. Virgin.

13. Viscount.

14. vision.

15. visual acuity.

16. vocative.

17. volume.

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v. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. verb

2. verse

3. version

4. verso

5. (usually italic) versus

6. very

7. vide

8. vocative

9. volume

10. von

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V ² British  

symbol

1. (in transformational grammar) verb

2. volume (capacity)

3. volt

4. chem vanadium

5. luminous efficiency

6. victory

7. five See Roman numerals

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abbreviation

1. Vatican City (international car registration)

v ³ British  

/ viː /

noun

1. the 22nd letter and 17th consonant of the modern English alphabet

2. a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiced labio-dental fricative, as in vote

3. 1. something shaped like a V

   2. ( in combination ) See also V-sign

      a V neck

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V. ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Venerable

2. (in titles) Very

3. (in titles) Vice

4. Viscount

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v ⁵ British  

symbol

1. physics velocity

2. specific volume (of a gas)

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• v's
  plural
• vs
  plural
• V's
  plural
• Vs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of v.⁵

From the Latin word vidē

Origin of V.⁷

From the Latin word vidē

Example Sentences

The caption: “The way I want to pack just one tote bag like Carolyn Bessette for a weekend away v. what I actually packed.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

But while his influence has certainly grown mightier over the decade since “The People v. O.J. Simpson” conquered the 2016 TV season, the quality and memorability of most of his work since has fallen.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

This is where the lawful v. unlawful orders discussion you slept through at the War College becomes critical.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

“Look at Marbury v. Madison,” said Walker, the retired judge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

My Arm v. troublesome this day & I have asked Octavian to heat it a Bath & administer a pill rolled of camphor & gum asafoetida.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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