q.v.

See also: QV and qv

English

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From Latin quod videās,^[1] or from quod vidē (literally “which see”),^[2] from quod (the neuter of quī (“what”)) + vidē the imperative of videō (“I see”), or videās, the second-person present subjunctive of the same verb.

q.v. (not comparable)

quod vide; which see (advises the reader to look up a mentioned text for further information).
This is described in more detail in Brown’s book on the subject (q.v.).

which see

From Latin quantum vīs (literally “as much as you want”), from quantum (“as much as”) + vīs (“you want, you wish”), the second person singular active indicative form of volō (“I want, I wish”).

q.v. (not comparable)

^ 1851, E. A. Andrews, A copious and critical Latin-English Lexicon:, founded on the larger Latin-German Lexicon of Dr. William Freund, New York, ("Other Abbreviations, Signs, etc."): "q. v., quod videas."
^ 1835, Thomas Morell, An Abridgment of Ainsworth's Dictionary English and Latin, designed for the Use of Schools, Philadelphia ("An Explication of the several Marks used in this Work."): "q. v. for quod vide, or see the word referred to."

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