V Definition
vēwŭn
noun
The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet: from the Latin V, derived from one form of the Greek Y (upsilon): formerly used interchangeably in English with U both as a vowel and as a consonant, now only as a consonant.
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Any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (v) of vote.
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A type or impression for v or V.
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The 22nd in a series.
American Heritage
A Roman numeral for 5
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abbreviation
In the place of.
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See.
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Velocity.
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Valve.
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Vector.
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adjective
Of v or V.
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Twenty-second in a sequence or group.
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Shaped like V.
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Designating or of a type of reciprocating internal-combustion engine with eight cylinders arranged in a V-shape of two rows of four.
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Designating or of an engine similar to a V-8 but with only six cylinders.
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symbol
Vanadium.
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(music) Dominant seventh chord with the root as the dominant scale degree.
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(computing) The ASCII control character synchronous idle in caret notation.
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letter
Origin of V
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German Vergeltungswaffe zwei, retaliation weapon two
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German Vergeltungswaffe eins retaliation weapon (number) one
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
German Vergeltungswaffe zwei retaliation weapon (number) two
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From German Vergeltungswaffe eins (“retaliation weapon one”).
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