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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Abbreviation 1.3 See also 2 Latin 2.1 Abbreviation 2.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Abbreviation of Latin sub verbo or sub voce, plural sub verbis.

[edit] Abbreviation

s.v. or sv (plural s.vv.)

1. Sub verbo, under the word. Used in books, etc, to make reference to an entry in a dictionary or encyclopedia.

   Transcendentalism is a recent school of philosophy (Some Dictionary of Philosophy, s.v., Transcendentalism (School)).

[edit] See also

• voce, vo., voc.
• sub nomine, s.n., s.nn.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Abbreviation

s.v.

1. sub verbō (under the word)

[edit] See also

• s.n.