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D.V.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Deo volente.

  2. Douay Version (of the Bible).


DV British  

abbreviation

  1. Deo volente

  2. Douay Version (of the Bible)

  3. digital video

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Etymology

Origin of DV

(sense 1) Latin: God willing

Example Sentences

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“You know how we have D.H.s in the game — well, the draft is the owners’ D.V. — the designated victim,” he said.

From New York Times

“That’s who they are: They’re the D.V.’s of baseball. They know that they have no representation, and it hurts the game, because I don’t think they see that these great athletes have choices.”

From New York Times

The television series will be written by D.V.

From Reuters

Sampling of cohorts was set up and carried out by D.V.,

From Nature

J.W., and G.F.; network analyses by S.V.-S.; and simulation experiments by D.V. and S.V.-S.

From Nature