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abbreviation
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V
2
American
[vee]
/ vi /
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v
noun
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V's,
plural
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Vs,
plural
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v's,
plural
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vs
plural
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the 22nd letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
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any spoken sound represented by the letter V or v, as in victor, flivver, or shove.
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something having the form of a V .
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a written or printed representation of the letter V or v.
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a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter V or v.
V
3
American
V
4
American
Symbol.
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the 22nd in order or in a series.
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(sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for five.
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Chemistry. vanadium.
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Biochemistry. valine.
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Physics. electric potential.
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(especially during World War II) the symbol of Allied victory.
v.
5
American
abbreviation
v.
6
American
abbreviation
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valve.
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(in personal names) van.
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vector.
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vein.
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ventral.
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verb.
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verse.
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version.
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verso.
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versus.
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very.
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vicar.
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vice.
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village.
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violin.
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vision.
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vocative.
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voice.
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volt.
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voltage.
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volume.
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(in personal names) von.
V.
7
American
abbreviation
V.
8
American
abbreviation
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valve.
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Venerable.
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verb.
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verse.
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version.
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versus.
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very.
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Vicar.
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vice.
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Village.
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violin.
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Virgin.
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Viscount.
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vision.
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visual acuity.
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vocative.
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volume.
v.
1
British
abbreviation
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verb
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verse
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version
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verso
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(usually italic) versus
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very
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vide
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vocative
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volume
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von
V
2
British
symbol
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(in transformational grammar) verb
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volume (capacity)
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volt
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chem vanadium
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luminous efficiency
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victory
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five See Roman numerals
abbreviation
v
3
British
/ viː /
noun
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the 22nd letter and 17th consonant of the modern English alphabet
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a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiced labio-dental fricative, as in vote
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something shaped like a V
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( in combination ) See also V-sign
a V neck
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V.
4
British
abbreviation
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Venerable
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(in titles) Very
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(in titles) Vice
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Viscount
v
5
British
symbol
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physics velocity
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specific volume (of a gas)
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of v.5
From the Latin word vidē
Origin of V.7
From the Latin word vidē
Example Sentences
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But in the infamous case of Dred Scott v.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
After Sky Sports chose Fulham v Chelsea for live Premier League broadcast on Monday, 24 August, the potential for a knock-on impact was clear.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Looking at the legal backdrop, the piece highlights the Supreme Court’s 6‑3 decision in Learning Resources Inc. v.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The new bill would cap spending at $48.8 million, consisting of $21.3 million from the settlement of the House v.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
He reach down and rub his stomach, look off side her head like nothing been said. v Grady say, Such good peoples, that’s the truth.
From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
On the wall of a five-story building that collapsed after the earthquake, a rescuer marked a red "V" crossed by a horizontal line, indicating the end of the search for possible survivors.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Norway's King Harald V has been admitted to hospital and is on sick leave for two weeks, the country's royal household announced on Monday.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey V has taken a major step toward mapping the sky on a truly global scale with Data Release 20.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
V, a member of pop sensation BTS, says he has been receiving treatment for hearing loss in one ear, an announcement that comes midway through the band's highly-anticipated world tour.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Their fingers make a V, the peace sign.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Reports of his end have been greatly exaggerated: “Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the Supreme Court’s opinion reversing Roe v. Wade, is retiring, the court announced Tuesday.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Listed among dozens of cases the justices chose not to weigh in on was "Trump, President of US v. Carroll, E. Jean".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
This is where the lawful v. unlawful orders discussion you slept through at the War College becomes critical.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
That was followed by 2016’s “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” with Cavill returning and Ben Affleck as Batman, which was panned by critics but made more than $874 million worldwide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
“Okay, why don’t you pass me your laptop and hand me your notes. I’ll look up Briggs v. whatever it was while you go through the yearbooks.”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
In addition to Yassine, Louie, and Katritch, the study was led by co-first authors Anastasiia V. Sadybekov, Marlon Vincent Duro, and Shaowei Wang, all of USC.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
Economists have long employed an alphabet’s worth of shapes to describe the U.S. economy, whether it’s an E, K, W, U, L or V. But what are the implications of an E-shaped economy in 2026?
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
But tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan, who chairs several major utilities companies, backed the emergency powers.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
India’s chief economic adviser, V. Anantha Nageswaran, said it is too early to gauge AI’s impact on the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Bren said, pulling at the collar of his shirt, which opened into an embarrassingly deep V. “Too formal?”
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
Contemporaries regarded this merciless battle as “a second Agincourt,” akin to Henry V’s victory, against the odds, in 1415.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
The Dolls' House was built for King George V's consort, Queen Mary, as a gift from the nation after World War One.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024
Jimin’s sophisticated synthpop, Jungkook’s neo-disco acrobatics, V’s misty R&B and Suga’s ferocious rapping all proved their mettle outside the context of the band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
Grand Theft Auto VI will arrive more than a decade after Grand Theft Auto V’s 2013 release.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
I touch the sleeve of Mrs. V’s dress as I think about what she asked me.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
And Romesh Ranganathan has two citations in the best entertainment performance category - for Romesh: Can't Knock the Hustle, and alongside Rob Beckett for Rob & Romesh Vs...
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Mr Smart, the award-winning author of popular books Bunny Vs Monkey and Looshkin, said he hoped Red would be inspired to keep making "brilliant" comics after the "amazing reaction".
From BBC ● May 22, 2024
“Chocolate AP and chocolate the Vs, got the Willy Wonka factory / Burn a athlete like it’s calories, find another flame hot as me,” he raps on the track.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
The project’s nature-themed name is making it easier for the topic to gain traction on social media than other oil projects with more technical-sounding names, said Cassidy DiPaolo, spokesperson for People Vs.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
The probability any given couple has three girls is V2 x V2 x V2 = Vs, so approximately a hundred of these 800 couples will have three girls each.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Patrick’s breathing had become even more labored and Dr. Nadas said, “Welton, we go see the president” — his Hungarian accent turning the w’s into v’s.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2013
His th's slurred together, and his w’s started sounding like v’s.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
"Oh, I don't take much count about m's or v's," said Kink.
From The Slowcoach by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
I am ashamed of myself when I mix my v's and w's and use a t for a d.
From Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' by Helen Mason Groce
My p's and b's would wobble and bend till they looked like f's and v's, if I tried to halve a letter I quartered it.
From Far Off Things by Arthur Machen
Also, not all heroes neatly fit into the Chosen vs.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
But that territorial dispute spread through the airwaves as part of a bigger national rivalry - East Coast vs West Coast rap.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
In writing the same-sex marriage case, Kennedy cited Warren’s opinion in the 1967 case of Loving vs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
This means that Eli Lilly’s campaign, which relies on data comparing 10/15 mg of Zepbound vs 1.7/2.4 mg of Wegovy, is out of date, Novo Nordisk said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Past the sofa was a TV showing the very end of Kramer vs.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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