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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

V is the twenty second letter of the English Alphabet, and a labial articulation, formed by the junction of the upper teeth with the lower lip, as in pronouncing av, ev, ov, vain. It is not a close articulation, but one that admits of some sound. It is nearly allied to F, being formed by the same organs; but V is vocal, and F is aspirate, and this constitutes the principal difference between them. V and U were formerly the same letter, derived no doubt from the oriental vau or waw, but they have now as distinct uses as any two letters in the alphabet, and are therefore to be considered as different letters. V has one sound only, as in ver, vote, lavish.
As a numeral, V stand for 5. With a dash over it, in old books, it stands for 5000.
V.R. among the Romans, stood for uti rogas, as you desire; V.C. for vir consularis; V.G. for verbi gratia; V.L. for videlicet.
In music for instruments, V. stands for violin; V.V. for violins.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: being one more than four [syn: five, 5, v] n
1: a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it [syn: volt, V]
2: a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite [syn: vanadium, V, atomic number 23]
3: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe]
4: the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: V, v]

Merriam Webster's

I. abbreviation 1. violence; violent 2. volt II. symbol vanadium

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural v's or vs) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: 14th century 1. a. the 22d letter of the English alphabet b. a graphic representation of this letter c. a speech counterpart of orthographic v 2. five — see number table 3. a graphic device for reproducing the letter v 4. one designated v especially as the 22d in order or class 5. something shaped like the letter V II. abbreviation 1. vector 2. velocity 3. verse 4. verso 5. versus 6. very 7. vice 8. victory 9. vide 10. voice 11. voltage 12. volume 13. vowel

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. (also v) (pl. Vs or V's) 1 the twenty-second letter of the alphabet. 2 a V-shaped thing. 3 (as a Roman numeral) five. 2. abbr. (also V.) volt(s). 3. symb. Chem. the element vanadium.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

V V (v[=e]). 1. V, the twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. V and U are only varieties of the same character, U being the cursive form, while V is better adapted for engraving, as in stone. The two letters were formerly used indiscriminately, and till a comparatively recent date words containing them were often classed together in dictionaries and other books of reference (see U). The letter V is from the Latin alphabet, where it was used both as a consonant (about like English w) and as a vowel. The Latin derives it from it from a form (V) of the Greek vowel [Upsilon] (see Y), this Greek letter being either from the same Semitic letter as the digamma F (see F), or else added by the Greeks to the alphabet which they took from the Semitic. Etymologically v is most nearly related to u, w, f, b, p; as in vine, wine; avoirdupois, habit, have; safe, save; trover, troubadour, trope. See U, F, etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 265; also [sect][sect] 155, 169, 178-179, etc. 2. As a numeral, V stands for five, in English and Latin.