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bonjour | v |

As an interjection bonjour

is (in french contexts) hello.

As a verb bonjour

is (ambitransitive) to greet in french with "bonjour".

As a letter v is

the twenty-second letter of the.

As a symbol v is

the volt in the international system of units.

bonjour

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (in French contexts) hello

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (ambitransitive) To greet in French with "bonjour".
  • * 1938 , Donald Barr Chidsey, Each one was alone?
    • He went on down the boulevard, bonjouring right and left, lifting his hat, bowing. He moved very slowly.
  • * 1988 , Gary Hart, The Strategies of Zeus?
    • Connaughton entered the simple but cheery restaurant, checked his coat, bonjoured the maître d'...
  • * 2005 , James H Irwin, Mokanshan: A Tale of Wallis Simpson's Naughty Shanghai Postcards
    • They bonjoured back and stood there awkwardly. Finally, Flood broke the silence.
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    v

    Translingual

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    Etymology 1

    Minuscule variation of Latin V, from seventh century Old Latin adoption of Old Italic letter .

    Letter

  • The twenty-second letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script) * (select symbols) * (other scripts) Cyrillic * (wikipedia "v")

    Etymology 2

    Lower case form of upper case roman numeral V, from abbreviation of IIII? or IIIIV (representing 5), from tally stick markings resembling \\\\? or ////?, from the practice of designating each fifth notch with a double cut, like the corresponding Western tally mark,

    Alternative forms

    * V,

    Numeral

  • cardinal number five (5).

    • See also

    * Previous: iv (4) * Next: vi (6) *

    Etymology 3

    Symbol

    (head)
  • velocity
  • ).

    • See also

    {{Letter , page=V , NATO=Victor , Morse=···– , Character=V , Braille=? }} Image:Latin V.png, Capital and lowercase versions of V , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter V.png, Uppercase and lowercase V in Fraktur ----