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Etymology of v.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
prep

Abbreviation of versus.

adv

Abbreviation of very.

noun

Abbreviation of version. · Abbreviation of verb. · Abbreviation of verst. · Abbreviation of victim.

verb

See. vide(te)

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

verse

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

From Latin versus (“verse”).

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  • Unspecified derivation mentionversusla
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