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R vs V - What's the difference?

r | v |

R is likely misspelled.


R has no English definition.

V is likely misspelled.


V has no English definition.

r

Translingual

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Etymology 1

Modification of capital letter R by not closing the bottom of the loop but continuing into the leg to save a pen stroke, later shortening the right leg into a simple arc.

Letter

  • The eighteenth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script) * (select symbols) * (other scripts) Cyrillic * dog's letter

    Etymology 2

    Symbol

    (Alveolar trill) (head)
  • radius
  • alveolar trill
  • ).
  • #
  • #

    • Synonyms

    *

    See also

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

    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 ----