q.v.
Writing & Everyday abbreviation · Latin
| Stands for | Quod vide (which see) |
|---|---|
| Categories | Writing & Everyday |
q.v. stands for Quod vide (which see), a Latin abbreviation.
Tells the reader that a term just mentioned has its own entry elsewhere in the same encyclopedia, dictionary or index. It works as a cross-reference, placed in parentheses after the word.
Example: The style was later revived by the Pre-Raphaelites (q.v.), who admired its bright, flat colors.
Usage notes
The plural is qq.v. (quae vide), used when several cross-referenced terms appear together. Older reference works such as the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica relied heavily on it; online references replaced it with hyperlinks. It differs from cf. (compare) and s.v. (under the word): q.v. means an entry exists under that exact heading.
Related abbreviations
More Latin abbreviations
- p.p. – Per procurationem (by agency, on behalf of)
- P.P.S. – Post-post-scriptum (a second postscript)
- P.S. – Post scriptum (postscript)
- pinx. – Pinxit (painted it)
- pro tem. – Pro tempore (for the time being)
- prox. – Proximo mense (next month)
- QED – Quod erat demonstrandum (which was to be demonstrated)
- R.I.P. – Requiescat in pace (may he or she rest in peace)
- re – In re (in the matter of, regarding)
- s.l. – Sine loco (without place)
- s.n. – Sine nomine (without name)
- S.P.Q.R. – Senatus Populusque Romanus (the Senate and People of Rome)