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English word origin

Etymology of PV

Abbreviation. * Sense "promotional video" is a borrowing from Japanese PV (PV, “promotional video”), from English promotional + video.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adv

Initialism of per vaginam.

adj

Initialism of photovoltaic. · Initialism of pervaginal.

noun

Initialism of probation violation. · Initialism of process variable. · Initialism of pharmacovigilance. · Initialism of promotional video.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviation. * Sense "promotional video" is a borrowing from Japanese PV (PV, “promotional video”), from English promotional + video.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Borrowed-form mentionPVja

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