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\vˈiː], \vˈiː], \v_ˈiː]\
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By Princeton University
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V, the twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. and U are only varieties of the same character, U being the cursive form, while is better adapted for engraving, as in stone.
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As a numeral, stands for five, in English and Latin.
By Noah Webster.
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Twenty-second letter of the alphabet. As a Roman numeral it stands for five; after a proper name, for the fifth, as Charles V.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Abbreviation for Vision; symbol of Vanadium.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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the twenty second letter of the English alphabet, is a labial articulation formed by the junction of the upper teeth with the lower lip, and is nearly allied to , from which it differs in being simply vocal, and not aspirate. V and u were formerly interchangeable, and in some cases v was pronounced as w—being allied to the Semitic vaw or maw. But in English it is a distinct consonant, having one uniform sound, as in vain, vote, lavish.
