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- [vee]
- /vi/
- /ˈviː/
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- [vee]
- /vi/
Definitions of vee word
- adjective vee shaped like the letter V: a vee neckline. 1
- noun vee anything shaped like or suggesting a V . 1
- noun vee the letter 'v' or something in the shape of the letter 'v' 0
- noun vee the arc of a cricket field 0
- noun vee the letter V 0
- noun vee something shaped like V 0
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Origin of vee
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; spelling of the letter name
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Vee
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vee popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".