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VR

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. virtual reality.

  2. voltage regulator.

v.r. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. reflexive verb.

V.R. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Queen Victoria.

VR British  

abbreviation

  1. variant reading

  2. Victoria Regina

  3. virtual reality

  4. Volunteer Reserve

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of v.r.2

From New Latin verbum reflexīvum

Origin of V.R.3

From Latin Victōria Rēgīna

Example Sentences

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That’s more than the company ever sold of its VR headsets in a single year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In the future, it will be cool to wear a VR headset.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Horizon Worlds, the virtual reality app that tied into Meta’s Quest VR headsets, will disappear in June, but remain an option for mobile phone users.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

He sits at a kitchen table, reconstructed in VR from family photos, but the rest of the home has vanished.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Felix had already ordered a computer, more sneakers, sunglasses, and a VR headset.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

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