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versus |
vs or v. |
against |
Commonly used to denote two opposing parties, such as in a legal dispute or a sports match. |
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Victoria Regina et Imperatrix |
VRI |
Victoria, Queen and Empress |
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Victoria Regina |
VR |
Queen Victoria |
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videlicet |
viz. |
namely |
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verbum sapienti sat est |
verb. sap. |
a word is enough to the wise |
A word to the wise is sufficient. |
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Verbum Domini Manet in Aeternum |
VDMA |
The Word of the Lord Endures Forever |
Motto of the Lutheran Reformation. |
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varia lectio |
var.lect. |
variant reading |
Plural varić lectiones, vv.ll. |
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Vetus testamentum |
V.T. |
Old Testament |
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vide supra |
v.s. |
see above |
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vide infra |
v.i. |
see below |
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verbi gratia |
v.g. |
for example |
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Verbi Dei minister |
V.D.M. |
preacher of the Word of God |
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vixit … annos |
v.a. |
he/she has lived |
lived … years |
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vide |
v. |
see |
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verso |
v |
reverse |
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uxor |
ux. |
wife |
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ut supra |
ut sup. |
as above |
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ut dictum |
ut dict. |
as directed |
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ultimo mense |
ult. |
last month |
Formerly used in formal correspondence to refer to the previous month. |
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utriusque juris doctor |
U.J.D. |
doctor of both civil and canon law |
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