q.v.

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. quod vide; which see (advises the reader to look up a mentioned text for further information).
adv
  1. as much as you wish

Pronunciation

/ˌkjuː ˈviː/ /wɪt͡ʃ‿ˈsiː/ /ʍɪt͡ʃ‿ˈsiː/ /wɪt͡ʃ‿ˈsi/ /ʍɪt͡ʃ‿ˈsi/

Word forms

q.v. q. v. qv qd. vid.

Etymology

From Latin quod videās, or quod vidē (literally “which see”), from quod (the neuter of quī (“what”)) + vidē the imperative of videō (“to see”), or videās, the second-person present subjunctive of the same verb.

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