vir
noun
husband (used chiefly in the legal phraseet vir ).
vir
American
[veer]
/ vɪər /
noun
Latin.
VIR
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of VIR
Latin: Victoria, Empress and Queen
Example Sentences
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Seemingly overnight, it has gone vir — well, you know.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2020
Yes, the word vir was less about one’s physical make-up than about how one conducted oneself.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2012
There is little vir tuosity here; steps seem less important than the flow and the feeling.
From Time Magazine Archive
The U.S. appliance industry nearly outwitted itself a few years back: it so successfully stocked the American home with its basic wares that it faced a vir tually saturated market.
From Time Magazine Archive
The circumstances under which Rossini broke with the most celebrated sopranist of his time—that Velluti, whom a wit described as "non vir sed veluti"—are worth relating.
From The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School by Edwards, Henry Sutherland
Borrowers would then be able to choose either VIR or fixed rates on their mortgages.
From Time Magazine Archive
VIR advocates, including Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns, say that the innovation would lead to lower rate levels.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unless Congress specifically votes down the idea, federally chartered savings and loans will begin offering the new VIR mortgages in about six months.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last month two of the largest California S and Ls, which are non-chartered and thus not subject to the bank board, abandoned fixed rates and moved exclusively to VIR.
From Time Magazine Archive
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