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v. en · ADP · etymology 1

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1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of versus.
   alt of versus
   • Brown v. Board of Education
   • Two questions are at issue in the case, NRC v. Texas. 2025 March 4, John Fritze, “Supreme Court wades into decades-old impasse over how to store nuclear waste”, in CNN:

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vs. · v

v. en · ADV · etymology 1

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1. (abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable) Abbreviation of very.
   alt of very
   • I know I'm probably just repeating popular hype, but I'm v. fond of Tolkien's Quenya. 2002 August 3, David Thomas, “Conlang poll”, in alt.language.artificial (Usenet), archived from the original on 22 Mar 2026:

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v

v. en · NOUN · etymology 1

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1. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable) Abbreviation of version.
   alt of version
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable) Abbreviation of verb.
   alt of verb
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable) Abbreviation of verst.
   alt of verst
   • Three stages beyond Irkutsk is Listvenitchnaya, the place of embarkation for the lake of Baikal (112 v. wide and 1800 v. long), which is crossed in a steamer, and from which passengers are landed in small boats. Fare, 8 rs. In winter the lake is crossed over the ice. 1868, “Route 25: London to Pekin […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 329:
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable) Abbreviation of victim.
   alt of victim

v. en · VERB · etymology 1

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1. (imperative, uncommon) See. vide(te)

v. en · NOUN · etymology 2

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From Latin versus (“verse”).

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1. verse

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v. a.