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s.v.

s.v. prepositional phrase: used to refer to an entry in a dictionary or encyclopedia: under the word(s) [X]; at headword [X]; at entry [X].

Prepositional phrase

  1. Used to refer to an entry in a dictionary or encyclopedia: under the word(s) [X]; at headword [X]; at entry [X].
    • More information is available in Black's Law Dictionary s.v. mortgage.
    • Transcendentalism is a recent school of philosophy (Some Dictionary of Philosophy, s.v. Transcendentalism (School)).

Noun capitalized: S.V.

S.V. (uncountable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of SV.

Forms of s.v.

alternative forms. v.

Origin of s.v.

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

Questions about s.v.

What does s.v. mean?
S.v. means used to refer to an entry in a dictionary or encyclopedia: under the word(s) [X]; at headword [X]; at entry [X].
What part of speech is s.v.?
S.v. can be a prepositional phrase or a noun.

Words near s.v. in the dictionary

  1. S.T.I.
  2. S.T.I.s
  3. S.U.V.
  4. S.U.V.'s
  5. S.U.V.s
  6. s.v.
  7. S.W.A.T.
  8. s/
  9. s/b
  10. S/F
  11. S/F ratio

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Adapted from Wiktionary: s.v. (page history and authors); S.V. (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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