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vel sim.

vel sim. phrase: or the like; or similar.

Phrase

vel sim.

  1. (dated) Or the like; or similar.

Origin of vel sim.

Abbreviation of Latin vel similia (“or similar (things), or the like”). First attested in the 19th century; the appearance of the abbreviation in New Latin is roughly contemporary.

Questions about vel sim.

What does vel sim. mean?
Vel sim. means or the like; or similar.
What part of speech is vel sim.?
Vel sim. is a phrase.

Words near vel sim. in the dictionary

  1. Vekich
  2. veksel
  3. veksels
  4. vel
  5. vel non
  6. vel sim.
  7. vel.
  8. vela
  9. Vela Luka
  10. Velachery
  11. Velador

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