q.v.

abbr. quod vide.

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1. (in prescriptions) as much as you wish. [ < L quantum vis]

2. pl. qq.v. (in formal writing) which see.

[ < L quod vide]

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q.v. UK [ˌkjuː ˈviː] US [ˌkju ˈvi] abbreviation

Etymology

From the Latin expression quod vide meaning ‘which see’.

used in books after a page number to show where you should look to find more information

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q.v.,

which see (Latin quod vide; used in referring to a single item).

Usage The abbreviation q.v. is used in scholarly writing as a reference to another book, article, or the like, already mentioned, and indicates that further information will be found there. It has now been generally replaced in reference works by the English word see.

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abbr. used to direct a reader to another part of a book or article for further information

Origin:

from Latin quod vide, literally ‘which see’

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q.v. [ˌkjuː ˈviː] [ˌkjuː ˈviː] abbreviation

used in books to tell a reader that there is more information in another part of the book (from Latin ‘ quod vide ’)

 

Word Origin:

[q.v.] from Latin quod vide, literally which see.