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s.v.

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See also: sv, Sv, SV, .sv, S/V, and S.V.

English

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of Latin sub verbo or sub voce, plural sub verbis resp. sub vocibus.

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s.v. (plural s.vv.)

  1. Used to refer to an entry in a dictionary or encyclopedia: under the word(s) [X]; at headword [X]; at entry [X].
    More information is available in Black's Law Dictionary s.v. mortgage.
    Transcendentalism is a recent school of philosophy (Some Dictionary of Philosophy, s.v. Transcendentalism (School)).

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Phrase

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s.v.

  1. Alternative form of s. v.

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