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
Os especialistas preveem que mais crianças, que até o momento parecem não haver sido afetadas pelo zika vírus, possam vir a apresentar problemas antes dos 3 anos ou na idade escolar.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2017
As Olimpíadas vão vir para o Rio em 2016 e espero que seja muito positivo para a cidade em geral, mas não tem muitos benefícios para a Rocinha.
From The Guardian • Aug. 5, 2015
Yes, the word vir was less about one’s physical make-up than about how one conducted oneself.
From Salon • Jul. 9, 2012
Harles, also, seems to suppose that Bishop Ross was in earnest:—“Orationem pro Sulla spuriam esse audacter pronunciavit vir quidam doctus in—A Dissertation, in which the defence of P. Sulla, &c. is proved to be spurious.”
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
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